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 ...

Learn the ingredients of royal icing and find out how to use, store and decorate cookies with royal icing. Be it a smooth swathe of bright cheery color across a cute cookie cutout; the piping used to ...

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 ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and with it comes sweet moments of culinary creativity. One of the greatest pleasures of the season is decorating Christmas cookies with a perfect royal icing: a ...

On a scale of Pinterest Fail to Instagram Showstopper, my Christmas cookies are solidly in the middle. Friends and family are generally impressed with my creations, but I can't help but feel ...

Royal icing is the king of cake and cookie decorating because it is so easy and versatile. Start with some powdered or confectioners’ sugar, add water and whatever flavorings you like and stir until ...

Baker and artist Rosa Clifford of Roc Paper Scissors showed off her creative skills on two fronts for our Halloween Extravaganza. To pull of her portrayal of Lesley Ann Warren in Rodgers and ...

Baking is a fun activity that takes skill but produces tasty treats. There are two types of icing that are often used: Royal and regular and they are different.