Decorated Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
Learn how to decorate sugar cookies with royal icing for beautifully finished treats perfect for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Sugar cookies
- Royal icing
- Food coloring
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Place cooled sugar cookies on a wire rack set over a baking sheet.
- Stir royal icing until smooth and reaches flood consistency.
- Dip the top of each cookie in the icing, covering fully and allowing excess to drip back into the bowl.
- Return cookies to the wire rack and use a toothpick to pop bubbles or fill gaps.
- While the icing is wet, add gel accents and sprinkles.
- Let cookies rest undisturbed until the icing sets, at least 1–2 hours for a dry skin and up to overnight for fully hardened icing.
Notes
Use gel food coloring for vibrant shades. For a vegan option, substitute with aquafaba for royal icing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg