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Having smooth cookie tops is important if you plan to decorate with royal icing. Wenk likes to run an offset spatula along the tops of the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven. She explains ...

Royal icing is the go-to stuff for picture-perfect sugar cookies, because it makes a neat, hard and glossy finish that professional bakers and home chefs love. This icing is rich and thick and may ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The key to making these edible works of art is royal icing, the glossy mix of meringue powder, powdered ...