My Best Royal Icing Recipe

[@abfamily4075]

Hey Lauren! Thank you for walking us through this step by step. For instructional videos it might help to have some top down shots to see the consistency better, but the narration is very help too. Thanks again!

[@pattiepepper6217]

Yes! She says, "Look at this." But we're a million miles away. It all looks the same from here.

[@JenniferKarnik]

Notes from video Royal Icing Into mixer with beating paddle attachment: ¾ cup Warm/Hot water (hot helps break down meringue powder) ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon meringue powder (miracle meringue powder; add a little more if using a different brand) 2 tablespoons clear vanilla Start mixing on low, go until it gets pretty foamy. Scrape sides & re-mix. 2 lbs powdered sugar (add it all at once - but no lumps) Start mixing on low, pat sides to help shake it down. As soon as it starts to come together, stop mixer. Add 1-2 tablespoons of corn syrup (helps keep it flow and keep icing soft) Turn the mixer back on, slowly move to high. Mix to stiff peaks. It will really start to fill the bowl, like ¾ of the bowl will be filled and looking fluffy. You don't want to overmix; if you do you cannot move it around in the bowl, it will make the icing dry and crumbly.

[@judithsturgis9822]

Hi, really would like to see inside the bowl while it’s mixing during the process. Watching you watch the goings on is a bit frustrating

[@pdattilo]

This is by far the BEST recipe. I've been making RI for years and started out with a meringue-based recipe and thought I was pretty happy with it. Once I began adding corn syrup I just couldn't get the right amount.....UNTIL NOW. Thank you so much for making my cookie decorating A LOT easier. It is easier to get the consistency I want from start to finish. Love all your video's and tutorials! thank you again.

[@janhusak6667]

5:18 p.m. EST. I am new to cookie decorating and absolutely love it. Thank you for your videos. Watching the best royal icing video was so helpful with relating the icing to toothpaste, yogurt and honey. That’s explained it perfectly. 😊

[@leannekenyoung]

It would be much more helpful if you showed us inside your mixing bowl between additions and so we know what it looks like especially the first part. I thought you weren’t supposed to incorporate a lot of air into Royal icing or it will dry to a crumbled consistency? Sorry I’ve watched a lot of videos and while the recipe is pretty consistent across the board but the techniques I think are where the magic truly happens, I’m glad you mentioned about crumbly icing. It’s easy to see you are an expert and have made a lot of Royal icing in your days. Thank you so much for sharing this!!! I look forward to more of your videos!❤️🥰🙏🏻🍁🇨🇦

[@constanceangel13]

Your recipe is a big hit with my family and friends.

[@LouKeys-pr3bz]

Hi Lauren, Thank you for your tutorial. Could you please tell me which clear vanilla do you use for your Royal Icing?

[@roxannekleineibst759]

Hi there ! After wanting to make proper iced cookies for 6 months, I finally decided to make a simple Christmas set today. I stayed up till 2am last night watchung your videos. Your icing recipe worked perfectly. I bought a 2nd hand dehydrator about 2 months ago and wow it worked so well to dry my cookies! Thanks for your awesome videos ❤

[@kelliwegscheider6486]

Um.... I love you! I was doing all kinds of stuff wrong! You are so informative and your voice is nice to listen to. Also very easy on the eyes 😊 I love your videos! So glad I found then

[@shellyyoung7292]

Thank you for sharing your recipe.

[@magalyruiz9795]

Ms. Lolly can you please share the recipe with spoons and cups measurements, please. Thank you.

[@akshirle]

Thanks for the video. What size mixer are you using?

[@ambercockrum5337]

This is the only recipe I’ve had issues with the icing not drying :( not sure what I did wrong

[@layahal4372]

May I have the perfect pairings guide please. 😊😊😊

[@constanceangel13]

Hi Lauren my friend loves the taste when I switched to your recipe so now it’s my go to. Great instruction. I do need to know how and when can I add flavor oils for a flavored icing other than vanilla. For example Carmel apple (apple and Carmel oils) please advise soon as you can. Thank you Connie

[@PatriciaSenn-cu7xf]

Perfect pairings guide please. Thank you

[@theresatym-boldt3386]

I'm technology challenged and I don't know what link to click to get the free flavor guide? Paring guide? Heck, don't know how I would even know if you did responded? Hope you can help. Plus I would love to see from above the bowl as I might of blended it to long? Mine ended up being on the hard side when stirring the icing?

[@glendajob7462]

I’m using Wilton meringue powder, how would I know how much to use

[@ronclark7570]

shouldn't this be done with the whisker attachment?

[@aprilmansfield1778]

New to cookie baking. Where do you find meringue powder at?

[@RobinLuilch]

Hi where can i purchase the Miracle Meringue Powder

[@Angie31646]

How much more meringue powder for different brands 🤔

[@shelleyminehart7409]

How many cups is 2 lbs of powdered sugar?

[@lollyshomekitchen]

It is approximately 7 1/2 cups :)

[@shelleyminehart7409]

Thank you

[@andrewharvey4199]

Hiya.....can you give the measurements in matrix......im in England and its hard to covert exactly.......I couldn't follow it. 😢😮😂❤

[@molove3408]

Thanks

[@annettecawthon2919]

Can I get a copy of recipe?

[@MaryValenzuela]

would like to see a little more focus on your mixer, that way we could appreciate The Step by Step more, that's the most important thing, anyway thank you very much for sharing.

[@lollyshomekitchen]

Noted!

[@teresa1671]

I made this recipe twice and both times my icing would not dry!!! After looking at other recipes I noticed you use a lot more water than everyone else. It took 10 minutes for my icing to fluff up. Then there was more air than icing and it would not dry 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@briannacastro5028]

Hi Lauren ! Thank you for this video ! I purchased the recipe online but I noticed this KZbin has different measurements for example the clear vanilla on the purchased download it says 1tsp . Not sure which measurements to follow . I did make a batch on the download recipe from your page but I noticed it tasted a lil sugar powdery for me. Does the taste change once it gets hard or should I mix the powder sugar longer ? Thank You 😊

[@briannacastro5028]

I also forgot to mention I used all products you recommended

[@aosornio88]

What if I’m using a hand mixer? How long would I need to whip for? 😅

[@lollyshomekitchen]

It's not about an exact amount of time that you mix, you will want to mix until you get stiff peaks!

[@conniemusgrave4977]

Is there anything to use besides meringue powder????

[@lollyshomekitchen]

You can use egg whites if you prefer.

[@itsme7679]

Nice👍

[@ginasv1857]

Ma”m can you or someone else please help me, I”m new at this and the first time I did RI was sticky,what do you suggest?

[@lollyshomekitchen]

There are quite a few factors that go into making sure your royal icing dries well. I go more in-depth on this inside of my Cookie Camp, to really help you get a good foundation with Royal Icing: www.lollyscookiecamp.com/cookiecamp We also have this Royal Icing Consistency Cheat Sheet that may be helpful to you: bit.ly/3V5Yo9w​ 😊

[@shelbyx35]

I would really like a copy of this recipe please.

[@lollyshomekitchen]

You can visit our recipe shop anytime! lollyshomekitchen.com/collections/recipes

[@josmith1704]

What meringue do you use?

[@lollyshomekitchen]

Americolor is one of my favorites! bitly.cx/FGhWh

[@mh3380]

It would be so much more helpful if you could point the camera into the bowl so we could see the consistency better.

[@lollyshomekitchen]

Noted!

[@thegoldencrust1]

Can you tell me ingredients in grams?

[@lizborzacchiello8985]

Can you shift the power sugar to make sure there is no lumps

[@SARDOG]

Just scoot it

[@KindlyVegan]

This icing doesn't dry. My cookies are sogy and thr day after decorating, I still can't package them.

[@lollyshomekitchen]

There could be a few reasons why your icing isn’t drying, but here are some of the most common problems you may be able to fix: make sure you have good air circulation, using a heat fan can help as well; there could be oil in your icing, maybe some left over on your mixer or bowl even that could cause it not to dry; did you use an emulsion that contains oils; could you have over-colored the icing and caused it not to dry. Checking these common problems may solve your issue!

[@joycedaly1689]

What is merane powder?

[@lollyshomekitchen]

It's powdered egg whites that helps make up the royal icing.

[@DaraMcCauley]

Can’t see the icing consistency