Ingredients
- 1 pound confectioners' sugar
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions
Place the confectioners' sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the eggs whites and lemon juice and beat at medium speed until the sugar and eggs are completely mixed and the icing is thick and white.
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By Jan Hudgins Clauson
Columbus, GA
on August 07, 2012
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So easy, and easy to manipulate. Thanks, Ina.
By schmidty10
Arena, WI
on April 09, 2012
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This was the first time for me making royal icing and I needed something quick and easy. I thought that this recipe worked well for what I needed, it outlined the cookies very well and dried fast and I was able to put my other frosting on right away. Royal icing is supposed to be thick and harden because it is used a lot for holding things up or together. This is the frosting that is used on gingerbread houses. I haven't seen this used for frosting alone.
By celiajean00
on December 18, 2011
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I followed this recipe exactly as listed. It was extremely thick and tasted horrible. I had to add add'l lemon juice, a 1/2 tsp at a time and about a 1/2 - 1 tsp of milk to get it to a consistency that was manageable. I typically read the reviews before trying a recipe and for some reason, didn't notice that there weren't any reviews on this one! I don't think I'll be making this again.
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