Description
Halloween Royal Icing Cookies are fun, festive, and perfect for spooky celebrations! Decorate with vibrant royal icing to create deliciously creative cookies that everyone will love.
Ingredients
2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg white or 1 tablespoon meringue powder
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Food coloring (optional)
Cookies (baked and cooled)
Instructions
1. In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, egg white (or meringue powder), and cream of tartar. Mix until smooth and glossy.
2. Divide icing into bowls and add food coloring as desired.
3. Fill piping bag or zip-top bag with icing. Outline edges of cookies. Let dry 10-15 minutes.
4. Flood cookies with thinned icing. Smooth with spatula or toothpick.
5. Let cookies dry completely for several hours or overnight.
6. Decorate with additional icing once dry, creating spooky Halloween designs.
Notes
Ensure cookies are fully cooled before decorating.
Leftover icing can be stored in fridge for 2 days.
Use a toothpick to create marbled icing designs.
Variation: Add flavored extracts like vanilla or almond to icing.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes (cookies should be baked beforehand)
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook (decoration)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: halloween cookies, royal icing cookies, decorated sugar cookies