Peg Craighead’s White Icing

Contributed byPeg Craighead
Cookie topped with a tall swirl of white icing on a patterned plate.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 egg whites (room temp.)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon orange juice
Yield: 12 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

Instructions

Boil the water, corn syrup and sugar until the mixture thickens and forms a firm ball when dropped into cold water, or spins a thread when dropped from a spoon. Add the salt to the egg whites and whip until stiff but not dry. Pour the hot syrup into the eggs in a very fine stream, constantly beating the whites. After the syrup is absorbed, continue beating until it is the right consistency for spreading. Add the orange juice to keep icing from becoming gritty and beat in vanilla. 

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