Poodle shaped Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies decorated with Royal Icing (The poodle cookie cutter I used is available at Amazon) Royal icing dries smooth and hard like candy. It is ideal for icing cookies, making decorations, and cementing things like gingerbread houses together. I've found two recipes that work well with royal icing, though I personally recommend the one that uses egg whites as opposed to meringue powder as its easier to work with a provides a better finish. Egg whites can now...
