ROYAL ICING

Course: Desserts & Pastries

Servings: cups

Author: Each year, a group of children gathers around bowls of candies, colored frostings, and cookie cutouts to transform gingerbread houses into masterpieces at Nothing to It! Culinary Center in Reno.

Ingredients

2 large egg whites at room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar sifted
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 drops glycerin

Instructions

Beat the egg whites until stiff, not dry, with a mixer. Add sugar, lemon juice, and glycerin, then beat for 1 more minute. If icing is too thick, add more egg whites; if too thin, add more sugar.