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sugar cookie icing recipe: the superior one
Sugar cookie icing recipe. Indeed, my exceptional Supreme Royal Icing wins over all of the other recipes hands down.
Page highlights:
- My superior recipe
- Tip for shininess
- Flavor options
- Step-by-step process (in video too)
These are some of its enticing attributes:
- Delicious
- Soft-crusted bite
- Less fading of colors
- Easily change up flavors
- Stays puffy on top of the cookie
- Works to deepen food color gels
Here are some results of this recipe…
I love puffy and shiny!
Stars and swirls
How do you make your sugar cookie icing shine? Three things you can do:
1. Add corn syrup (amount below), though this adds just a tiny bit of shine
2. Use a dehydrator on the flooded cookie for 15 minutes. This is the key that really adds the shine! You can use a fan on low overnight, and it will help give a bit of a shine.
3. Airbrushing dried royal icing.
You do not have to spend a lot to get a perfect spray. Here is the cordless I use and love!
- Airbrush with battery
- USB Faster Charging & Longer Working Time: The airbrush gun comes with a USB charging cable
- Package include 1Liquid Extraction Dropper, 5 Spray Gun Cleaner,5 Wash Needles,3 Kinds of Capacity CupsUSB Charging Cable, a User Manual, A Pink Art Airbrush gun
I've been asked which food dehydrator I use. I searched, read reviews, and watched YouTube videos on which one was the best. I opted to go ahead and get the 10-rack model. The way my cookie business had boomed, I NEEDED it!
My two cents' worth: if you are planning to have an active sugar cookie business, you will want to get the 10-rack one. This will allow you to grow into it instead of needing another one down the road and spending a lot more money.
The main pros :
-fan in the back, not the top or bottom (makes it more efficient)
-digital temperature settings
-digital time setting
-alarm when it's done
-spacious (10-rack)
-stainless steel (quality)
-fairly quiet
Cons:
-Racks are rectangular in shape instead of square. It's so close that when placing the racks in, you have to turn the rack sometimes to slide them in. Easy remedy. I took a twist tie and twisted it around the front edge of all the shelves. No problem!
I also use Teflon baking sheets over the stainless steel racks, which is the brown you see in my photos here. This assures the cookies' bottoms do not get dry.
I place the cookies with their first coat or color in for 15 minutes on the lowest heat. They are then ready for the next color.
Here is the COSORI food dehydrator.
- Large capacity and stainless steel: 10 stainless steel trays (15.55" x 14.96")
- The glass door lets you monitor food without letting the heat out
- Read more...
Be sure and catch the Q&A section at the bottom.
If you would like to skip this part, I made a video for you. Just keep scrolling!
Flavor options galore!
The beauty of this royal icing is how easily the flavors can be changed.
Think outside the box with this sugar cookie icing recipe. How about…
- strawberry sugar cookies with lemon royal icing
- cherry sugar cookies with coconut or orange flavor icing
- lemon cookies with lime icing
- lime cookies with raspberry royal icing
Endless possibilities! For more inspiration, you may want to bookmark The Baker’s Almanac. They have an exhaustive list of flavors you can pair.
The point is that this basic sugar cookie icing recipe is so versatile, you can have fun and change it up with different flavors or take it as is.
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In a cookie business, offering fewer options to customers is better for you.
By the way, here is a page about how to Price for Decorated Sugar Cookies.
Also, the more options there are for customers, the harder it is for them to make a choice.
The busier you are, you will want to freeze cookies ahead of time, whether dough or baked cookies. If you do not have freezer space, then making a ton of different flavors probably is not an option for you.
Instead, what I do is if a customer asks for certain flavors, then I will make what they ask for.
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Sugar cookie icing recipe…the ingredients
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I make a double batch of royal icing each time.
1-2 ounces of icing (varies on how much icing you prefer) is, on average, what we flood a 3” cookie with.
The double batch floods about 5 ½ to 6 DZ cookies (66-72)
Here are the ingredients…
- c cold water
- meringue powder
- cream of tartar
- quality confectioner’s sugar
- corn syrup (optional)
- white food gel coloring
- clear real vanilla extract. This is what I use:
- Danncy Pure Vanilla Extract From Mexico 4 Plastic Bottle Lot Sealed.
- Info from the bottle: does not contain: coumarin.
- (Net 33 fl. oz. each) four new sealed bottles.
- Four clear bottles listed.
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"I personally seldom use light corn syrup for the icing. I have never found it to be immensely helpful with the shine (it only provides a little). It's the dehydrator that works for the gorgeous shine on the royal icing. |
After you make this sugar cookie icing recipe, you will need this free 2-page download on Royal Icing Tips. It will lead you through all kinds of troubleshooting to prevent color bleed and more.
Sugar Cookie Icing…the Making
"Have patience, little rosebud. Your bloom has just begun."-Pepper BlairAs with any good recipe, the steps are important.
1. Give yourself the advantage of having the best sugar cookie recipe.
2. Know the best baking sheets to use (this might surprise you)
3. Know the process of how to bake sugar cookies (trust me, it'll make it easier, and it's NOT the way you were taught growing up)
4. Know beforehand how to flood these beauties.
Follow along with these still shots...
Royal icing hates grease!
To be on the safe side, do a quick wipe down of the white vinegar for your bowl and anything coming into contact with the ingredients.
Wipe out bowl with white vinegar
Wipe down all utensils with white vinegarHere we go!
1. Add 1 1/8 c cold water to mixing bowl
Whisk until frothy. There may be some powder not fully incorporated, but it's ok.
4. Add in 2 tsp cream of tartar
5. Add in confectioner's sugar over the cream of tartar
6. Turn the mixer on lowest speed. Scrape down sides once. Whisk again on low for 30 seconds
7. Add 2 tbsp extract and 2 tbsp corn syrup
You should be able to see the peaks and streaks of the whip that do not meld into the rest.
Finished icing should be quite thick
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Common questions
1. Q: Will this recipe hold up to piping stiff things like roses?
A: Yes! Here are a few examples:
Roses made with this recipe
Thick consistency ruffles2. Q: Can I freeze royal icing?
A: Absolutely. It can be beneficial for you in more than one way.
- It won't separate in the freezer
- Your prep work is done for next time
- It stays good for months
Just make sure you keep it air-tight.
When you remove it from the freezer, if it's stored in a bowl with a lid, it should only take about 30 minutes (for 2 cups) to thaw. If it's stored in a piping bag, it'll thaw in about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how warm your kitchen is.
I store mine in those glass bowls with plastic lids sold at Dollar Tree. Very handy!
3. Q: Why do I get so many bubbles when piping/flooding?
A: As you already guessed, it is trapped air. When making sugar cookie icing, it is a must to place your mixer at the lowest speed possible. Every mixer is different, but shoot for about 5 minutes total mixing time.
Another reason is adding too much water at one time when mixing colors. Go for a couple of drops at a time or try a spray bottle designated for this purpose.
A good remedy is to mix your colors and let them set ideally for 24 hours or overnight. This allows the bubbles to rise to the top.
4. Q: My icing is way too thin. Should I throw it out?
A: Not at all! Simply sift in more confectioners'/powdered sugar to reach your ideal consistency.
5. Q: I have a few different colors left over. How can I use it instead of tossing it?
A: Here's a nifty idea. Mix all the colors with the confectioner's sugar to make it very stiff, like a thick putty. You can make 'rocks' out of this or even figures. Roll it into a ball and pinch a little off. Form it by squeezing it between your fingers into odd shapes.
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