Put confectioners sugar and meringue powder in mixing bowl. Start beater and mix slowly

for a few seconds. With mixer running, add 3 to 4 T warm water. Add flavoring. Continue

mixing and adding water a little at a time until you get the consistency you want. Divide and color!

NOTE: Remember that royal icing only takes a long time to dry after you put it on a cookie. Until then, it turns to concrete in seconds. Keep your containers covered until you are ready to use it. The cookies you see a on Kitchen Collectables web pages were all decorated with Royal Icing. Royal Icing has several advantages over buttercream: no fat, the icing wont separate, the icing hardens so cookies can be stacked, and you can freeze cookies iced with Royal Icing!