52 royal icing recipes

Shape-holding cutout cookies with almond and vanilla extract that keep every detail from imprinted cookie cutters. Soft, flavorful, and ideal for royal icing.

Gingerbread bear cookies bake molasses-spiced rolled cookies with ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Painted with royal icing for a holiday tradition kids adore.

Eye Love Mom cookies are peanut butter thumbprints filled with raspberry jam and decorated with chocolate eyes and royal icing. Crafty Mother's Day cookies kids can help decorate.

Homemade marshmallow Easter eggs dipped in chocolate and decorated with royal icing. Fluffy gelatin marshmallow molded in flour, then assembled into whole eggs with a chocolate seal.

Family tree cookies are giant chocolate cookies shaped like trees with branches for piping family names. A fun baking project with kids using cocoa dough, chocolate chips, and royal icing.

Shahi chicken curry with cashew nut paste, cream, garam masala, and golden raisins in a rich tomato-spice sauce. A royal Mughlai-style Indian chicken dish.

Rich chocolate fudge layer cake made with cocoa cooked into a thick paste before mixing into the batter. Includes a from-scratch Chocolate Frosting Royale recipe.

Treat your family to this succulent pot roast that is fit for a royal feast!

Hot cherry fruit compote baked with rum, curry powder, candied ginger, and brown sugar. A retro holiday side dish for ham or turkey, or chill and serve as dessert with ice cream.

Treat your family to this decadent dessert that is so rich, its fit for a royal family.

Chocolate strawberry whipped cream cake layers thin cocoa sponge with stabilized strawberry whipped cream and fresh berries, topped with a glossy royal glaze.

Princess Di's French toast spreads cream cheese between toasted egg bread slices before dipping in vanilla-cinnamon custard. A royal twist on a brunch classic.

Rich Mughlai chicken curry with a ground almond, ginger, and garlic paste in a creamy yogurt and cardamom sauce. A royal Indian dish with whole spices and whipped cream.

A rich Mughlai-style balti with chicken simmered in ghee, cardamom, cinnamon, and a silky egg-cream-almond sauce. Royal Indian cooking in your own kitchen.

Arkayagan abour is the Armenian royal meatball soup with tiny lamb-and-rice meatballs floated in a lemony egg-thickened broth. Light yet deeply savory, finished with parsley.

Pick any three berries, simmer them in blackberry wine with orange zest, then drop a buttery biscuit topping on top and bake until golden. A warm, bubbling berry cobbler begging for a scoop of ice cream.