Hi all, I’d love your thoughts about what might be going on here. I made these cookies last night and dried them with just a normal room fan on low. They sat overnight ~10 hours but didn’t dry completely. I do use a royal icing recipe with corn syrup, but this has not happened before. I did halve the recipe, maybe I forgot to halve the corn syrup??
Would love your thoughts and any constructive feedback you have!
by missgorgeous74
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Has it been rainy or high humidity?
I’ve had cookies refuse to dry on rainy days before and it’s what drove me to get a dehydrator.
The other time I’ve had that problem was when I over mixed my royal icing. Took forever to dry and when it did the texture was different than usual. Also had a sort of matte surface instead of shiny and if you looked closely it was kind of sparkly!
Another idea that I’ll throw out there is the meringue powder you’re using. Not sure if that could be a culprit here, but I had a hard time in general while using Wilton meringue powder. I ordered genie’s dream brand in bulk and 0 regrets about it! It smells nice and has a fine texture and gives consistent results. Wilton would have a weird finish (looked grainy/speckley) and just didn’t always know what I would get.
It’s probably because you have strong colors. Red and black icing are very hard to not over saturate with too much food coloring. Does the icing look slightly spongy? If so, they will probably never fully dry.. next time when doing such strong colors try not to add too much food coloring and let the colors sit for a few hrs so that the colors develop before using. Also, you need a stronger fan than the ceiling fan. You need a table fan that can blast them all night.