Through the decades, royal icing has been the edible glue of choice when it comes to building gingerbread houses. Royal icing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soft, sturdy cut out sugar cookies that hold their shape and stay tender. This no-spread dough chills overnight and finishes with smooth, quick-drying royal icing.

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 ...

A lovely cookie, personalized with royal icing, is a detail your guests won't soon forget. Technique tip: I won't lie, this recipe takes practice and it's not as easy as it looks. I suggest trying ...

Easy Royal Icing 1 (32-ounce) package powdered sugar (about 7 1/2 cups) 4 teaspoons meringue powder10 to 12 tbsp. warm waterFood coloring (optional)Beat powdered sugar, meringue powder and 10 ...

Drummond wrote about her gingerbread cookies recipe in an October 2021 blog post on The Pioneer Woman website. “This is one of my favorite recipes from my holiday cookbook … And I also made them ...

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 ...