Iced Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Iced Chocolate Peppermint Cookies , By www.uniquegiftstips.com .

These Dark Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs are Decorated with Pink and Red Candy Cane Stripes of Royal Icing! Follow my Video Tutorial and enjoy this Fun and Festive Holiday Recipe.

Total Time: 92 Minutes, Servings: 46 Servings

Ingredients :

• 1 batch Simply Perfect Chocolate Sugar Cookies (with 1 teaspoon peppermint extract added to the dough), baked and cooled completely
ROYAL ICING
• 2 tablespoons meringue powder
• 5 tablespoons water
• 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• Additionally- gel paste food coloring and a few teaspoons more water to thin the icing to the proper consistency.

Instructions :

TO MAKE THE ROYAL ICING
• Place the meringue powder and water in a large bowl and whisk until all the powder has dissolved and the mixture is frothy.
• Add the powdered sugar and stir until combined.
• Whip on high speed until the icing is very fluffy and stiff, about 5-7 minutes. It should hold stiff peaks.
• Transfer to an air-tight container until ready to tint and pipe.
TO TINT AND THIN TO PROPER CONSISTENCY:
• Spoon about 1/2 cup of royal icing into a small bowl and add a few drops of gel-paste color. Stir in until desired color is reached. (Some colors, such as red and black, will deepen over time.)
• Add water, about an eighth of a teaspoon at a time, until the icing is the consistency of Elmer's glue. It should smooth over on its own after a few seconds.
• Place in piping bags fitted with decorating tips, and turn them tip side down into a drinking glass lined with wet paper towels.
• Use immediately. (Royal Icing will become thin and runny, and may separate, over the course of about 24 hours.)

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