How to Make Royal Icing and Flood Icing

How to Make Royal Icing and Flood Icing Email Royal Icing can turn regular sugar cookies into little works of art! Smooth and shiny, royal icing and flood icing is actually simple to make and decorate with too! Royal Icing and Flood Icing Do you ever wonder how bakeries get that shiny, smooth, perfect icing on cookies? They are beauties and can look really complicated. But here’s a secret: they aren’t complicated at all. In fact, this smooth royal icing recipe is simple to make and easy to use. It’s perfect for decorating Christmas cookies. What is Royal Icing? Royal icing is just a mixture of powdered sugar and egg whites. You can add flavoring or meringue powder also. It hardens quickly and creates a shiny, smooth consistency that is perfect for those beautifully decorated Christmas cookies. Royal Icing with Meringue Powder In this recipe we use meringue powder but you can use egg whites instead. As a substitute, use 3 egg whites and 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar. I