Nelson Cookie Bake Rolled Cookie Piped Icing

• 9 cups powdered sugar
• 4 12 tablespoons powdered egg whites
• 12 tablespoons warm water
• 2 drops food coloring (Paste Food Coloring works best)

1. Combine powdered sugar, powered egg whites and water until smooth.
2. (Water can be adjusted to obtain the right consistency.
3. )The consistency of the icing should be firm enough so that when a spoon is withdrawn, the icing which is drawn up will not settle back, but stay in exactly the shape drawn.
4. However, do not make the icing too stiff or it will not flow freely through the decorator bag with tip.
5. Separate Icing into separate bowls.
6. Add a different color of Paste Food Coloring to each bowl of Icing to obtain the desired colors for decorating the cookies.
7. Place the Piped Icing in a decorating bag fitted with a decorating tip and decorate cookies.
8. Let cookies dry completely prior to storing them.

powdered sugar, powdered egg whites, water, coloring

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nelson-cookie-bake-rolled-cookie-piped-icing-196692 (may not work)