Whether you know it as confectioners’, 10x, or icing sugar, here’s how to make and use this baking staple at home.

The key to good powdered sugar is its fine texture. You want to avoid chunks because it will make your icing, frosting, or ...

Yes, my mom’s infamous buttercream frosting is made of three things ... shortening (MUST BE CRISCO — substitutes are not as “creamy”) 2 pounds powdered sugar, sifted 1 tablespoon vanilla ...

Instructions: Whisk powdered sugar and powdered egg whites ... and spoons in the icing.) Cut tip of bag with scissors to make small hole. Holding bag at top fold, make designs and dots to decorate ...

When it comes to things like icing ... make your own. "All you need is two ingredients -- white sugar, and corn starch," she said. "The corn starch is to prevent caking. If you are making powdered ...

Frosting, aka the fluffy, sweet, buttery spread that goes over cakes, cookies, and cupcakes, isn't so hard to make homemade if ... Lastly, always sift the powdered sugar (and cacao powder if ...

Royal icing creates a smooth surface on decorated cookies. It's made with either whipped egg whites or whipped meringue powder, powdered sugar, and water. The addition of just a bit of corn syrup ...

We love this Easy Sugar Cookie Icing (a riff on royal icing, made with powdered sugar and egg whites) tinted with vibrant food coloring powder for gilding the tops of the buttery cookies.