Ornamental Frosting

Ingredients:
16 ounces powdered sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/3 cup warm water
1 teaspoon yellow paste icing color
1 teaspoon red paste icing color
1 teaspoon leaf green paste icing color

Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, meringue powder, and water. Mix mixture for five minutes, or until it is so stiff that knife drawn through it leaves a clean-cut path. If desired, add coloring to frosting. With decorating bag, with small tip, decorate cookies with frosting. If mixture is too thick add a little more warm water to desired spreading or piping consistency. Keep frosting covered with plastic wrap to prevent drying out. Decorate cookies as desired.

Notes: Yields: 3 cups (48 one tablespoon servings). Frosting may be stored in refrigerator in airtight container for up to one week (rebeat frosting slightly to make it spreadable).

Makes 48 servings.

Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 38
Fat: 0g
Calories from fat: 0%
Protein: 0g
Carbohydrate: 9g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 0mg