Egg White Royal Icing

Decorate your cookies for any celebration or holiday with this recipe for egg white royal icing. Add your favorite colors and let your personality shine through your cookie creations!

Course Cookies

Cuisine British

Keyword egg white royal icing, how to make royal icing, royal icing recipe, royal icing with egg whites

Prep Time 3

Total Time 3

Servings

Calories 45kcal

Author Laura Bashar | Family Spice

Ingredients

2 pasteurized egg whites or ¼ cup pasteurized liquid egg whites
¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
3 cup powdered sugar
Food coloring if desired
1 ½ teaspoon water if needed

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Instructions

In a glass or stainless bowl, whisk together egg whites and cream of tartar until combined.
Whisk in powdered sugar until smooth.
Add food coloring (if desired)
Drizzle in water (as needed) until icing is of consistency desired.
Use right away or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Notes

You can substitute cream of tartar with 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Add more powdered sugar until desired consistency.

TO STORE: Because this icing has real egg whites in it, store leftover icing in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. The colors might separate, if dyed, so you will need to remix before using again.

TO FREEZE: You can also freeze icing. Transfer to a resealable bag and freeze for up to 4 months. Again, you might need to remix before using.

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