Marta Torres' Royal Icing for Cookies

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Marta Torres' Cookies

Master cookie artist, Marta Torres of The Cookie Lab, joined us live to show us how she makes this gorgeous bunny cookie design using the dimensional royal icing technique!  This is the royal icing recipe that she recommends for decorating cookies.

Ingredients
1 kilogram Confectioners Sugar (35.3 oz, about 8 3/4 cups)
5 tablespoons Meringue Powder (53.75 grams)
1⁄2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
140 milliliters Water (4.7 fl oz.)
1 tablespoon Cornstarch (7 grams - only needed in high humidity conditions)
Instructions
  1. Beat all ingredients with paddle attachment until icing forms stiff peaks (about 7-10 minutes at low speed)