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 ...

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 ...

Royal icing is ideal for assembling gingerbread houses and decorating cookies. The recipe is simple, but working with it requires a little finesse. So here are a few foolproof tips and tricks from San ...

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 ...

Ice cookies like a pro with this easy-to-follow recipe and tips from Angie Tucker and Christin Kubasko of Southern Sugar Bakery in Raleigh, North Carolina: The icing (used for the base layer) should ...

Everyone’s suddenly an artist during the holiday season and the allure of decorating sugar cookies (or trying to, at least) never fades. Seasoned pros and stick-figure drawers alike will appreciate ...

Seven royal icing tips from the pros Three cookie doughs, six glorious holiday cookies 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 pinch salt Place powdered sugar, meringue powder and salt in a mixing bowl fitted ...

If one person on the planet got to hold the title of “most obsessed with cookie decorating,” Monica Signer would volunteer to be that person. Susan Clotfelter, Special to The Denver Post Amateur ...

But royal icing has always seemed a royal pain — and intimidating. I tried it once years ago and didn’t like the recipe or the flavor, although the decorating part turned out OK. Then there’s the idea ...