If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The key to making these edible works of art is royal icing, the glossy mix of meringue powder, powdered ...

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-step ...

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 ...

If your holiday cookie decorating attempts look nothing like the photos in the magazines and cookbooks, don’t feel like you are a failure, try a different method. Marbling with royal icing can produce ...

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 ...

To make your Christmas cookies look good, you need to go through the painful process of icing them carefully. Here's a neat trick from The Kitchn: prepare two types of icing (one thicker and one ...

Several years ago, Emily Loggans saw people making cute decorated cookies and posting them online. A self-taught artist, she wanted to try it, too. She attempted to create decorated sugar cookies with ...

Chocolate has long been integral to the Valentine's Day culinary experience. Truffles, molten cakes, frosted cupcakes, dark cacao puddings and brûlées, ganache-domed cakes and enrobed nuts - they all ...