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Need a quick icing that sets glossy and smooth in minutes? This powdered sugar icing is smooth, glossy, and perfect for my no-spread sugar cookies (perfect for decorating), dipping donuts, or ...

Make bakery-worthy cookies with this easy royal icing recipe. It dries firm, shines beautifully, and can be made with or ...

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 ...

Yield: Enough for 24 cupcakes or 1 three-layer cake 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1 pound powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons milk, half-and-half or evaporated milk ...

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 ...

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 ...