Before beginning to decorate your sugar cookies this Christmas season, you'll want to learn how to properly ice them. Christmas Cookie Swap! has a reliable recipe for royal icing and a step-by ...

Flooding: For icing to flood your cookies (i.e., to create a smooth, flat layer of icing across the surface), add water, 1 tsp. at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.

Royal decorator icing is not meant to be eaten on its own, but rather used to decorate cookies, cakes, and other pastries. Use it to decorate Christmas cookies, Gingerbread men, and sugar eggs at ...

To decorate Christmas sugar cookies like a pro, ... They come in various sizes, but the 12-inch ones are a great place to start for royal icing on cookies. Wilton 12-Inch Cake Decorating Pastry Bags ...

1 1/2 c. For the cookies: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, granulated sugar, and orange zest. Beat on medium speed until smooth, then add the ...

When Home and Backyard visited her studio, Rachel shared with us her recipe for Royal Icing, which is the base to decorate the sugar cookies. ... Royal Icing by Rachel Mrak 1/2 cup warm water.

Cookie-making pros Caitlin Dysart, pastry chef at Centrolina and Piccolina; Kim-Joy, author and 2018 finalist on The Great British Bake Off; and Patti Paige, artist, baker, and owner of Baked ...