Does anyone know a decorator cookie icing that looks like royal icing and dries hard but is not royal icing?

Question

I love the way that royalicing looks but it tastes just awful. I have tried using fondant powder but that was just glorified powder sugar. I needs a recipe to decorate cookies and I need a icing that dries hard so that cookies can be stacked but also does not dry the cookie itself out. Does anyone know if I decreas the amount of meringue powder in royal icing, will it still work as well?

Answer 1

The 7 minute icing, it taste great and doesn't get hard, and it is shiny


2 large egg whites
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 Tbs. cold water
2 Tbs. light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract, optional
Combine all ingredients, except vanilla, in the top of a double boiler or bowl. Bring water in the bottom of the double boiler or saucepan (if using a bowl) to a simmer. Place top of the double boiler or the bowl over the simmering water. Immediately begin whipping mixture 3 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Increase speed to high and beat another 3 minutes. Remove top of double boiler. Add vanilla. Beat 1 minute on high speed until mixture holds stiff peaks and is satiny. Makes enough to fill and frost a double layer 8 or 9 inch cake.

Answer 2

The nice thing about royal icing is it's lasting ability but
some other recipes you might try are

Poured Icing

3 cups confect sugar
2 ounces of water
1 table spoon corn syrup (light)
and a drop or two (1/2 tsp) of your favorite flavoring.

Mix and ice your cookies with it. It's not rock hard like royal but may have enough holding power for you.

Icing Glaze

Your desired amount of powdered icing sugar and stir in milk by the teaspoonful until you get it to your desired consitency.

HTH

Answer 3

Cookie Frosting Recipe
Perfect for my roll- out cookies or any other of your favorites.
1 cup confectioners' sugar (sifted)
2 teaspoons milk or water
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
24 dozen

1. Place sugar and milk in bowl.
2. Stir until mixed through.
3. Add corn syrup and mix well.
4. Frost away.

Answer 4

try buttercream but use more powdered sugar than the recipe calls for