Decorated Royal Icing Christmas Tree Cookies

In a large mixing bowl stir together 4 cups of powdered sugar 3 tablespoons of meringue powder and teaspoon cream of tartar.

Decorated royal icing christmas tree cookies. How to make royal icing for decorated christmas tree cookies. Add cup warm water and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract beat with the whisk attachment of a mixer on low until combined. Dark green royal icing in piping and flood consistencies.

Now fill in each of the tree if there are tiny holes you can use a toothpick to smooth it out you must do it quickly otherwise the frosting may have already hardened and you can t really fix it without it being noticeable. If your cookies are still warm the heat from the cookie can melt the frosting. Tips and tricks for cookie decorating.

Pipe a line around the border of the christmas trees with the green royal icing on each of the cookies. If you want your cookies to dry hard for easy gifting or packaging use royal icing. Red flood consistency royal icing.

Dec 11 2018 explore karen courtney s board christmas tree royal icing on pinterest. But keep in mind that royal icing takes. Before decorating with royal icing or buttercream make sure your cookies are at room temperature.

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