Flood Consistency Royal Icing

The real secret to successful cookie decorating is having the proper consistency of royal icing for your decorating techniques. And, the most used is flood consistency royal icing for outlining and filling cookies.

So, as I was getting ready to flood a recent batch of sugar cookies I thought I'd make a quick video to help show you flood consistency royal icing - it's icing that's thick enough to not run all over the sides of the cookies yet thin enough to spread out into a nice even coat.

I hope this short video helps: