Royal icing is the go-to stuff for picture-perfect sugar cookies, because it makes a neat, hard and glossy finish that professional bakers and home chefs love. This icing is rich and thick and may ...

There’s something weirdly satisfying about watching royal icing flow across a cookie like shiny sugar lava — right before it dries into a flawless, bakery-level finish. This simple royal icing recipe ...

To start, you’ll need an electric mixer of some sort—either a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment will do. Beat the meringue powder and 5 Tbsp. water until the mixture ...

Ree Drummond’s royal icing is a must-have when it comes to holiday baking. The celebrity chef uses it to decorate everything from Pioneer Woman gingerbread cookies to classic sugar cookies. Best of ...

After Googling “royal icing,” I settled on a super-easy recipe from the Southern Living website. This recipe contains just three ingredients — and one of them is water! It also calls for meringue ...

For many of us, gingerbread houses are as much a part of Christmas as decorated trees and candy canes. Whereas some people vary the traditional ski chalet or wood cabin by turning their gingerbread ...

Nicole Hopper is a recipe tester and developer based in Birmingham, Alabama. If you ever wondered what the secret is to perfectly frosted cut-out sugar cookies, we’ll fill you in: royal icing. This ...