i don't write on cookies that much, but i need to now .
i normally use glace icing but that can be really difficult to write with. so i plan on decorating my cookies with glace and then using RI to do the writing.

planning on using antonia's RI.

so my question is this: for writing, is it best to use recipe as written, or to stiffen or loosen it up?

thank you!
diane

I typically have to loosen it up a bit to outline and flood cookies. I think it would probably be ok to pipe lettering as is. You could always add more PS if you need to thicken it.
Good luck!

I use the glace to write with, and have found that you just need to keep adding powdered sugar until the icing is the consistency of peanut butter. I use a #1s tip. You could also use the food decorating pens, as they work very nicely on the glace.

gemini, doesn't your wrist/hand hurt when you get it stiff enough to write with?

the other problem i get when i try to write with glace is that i lose some of the definitition. the writing i will be doing is going to be small and i am afraid the glace will not hold well enough.

i try to do everything with glace, but i am hesitant on the small writing....

but if i thin, then the letters "melt" into one another where they overlap.
i'll give it another shot, but i will have the RI as a back-up, lol.
thanks, diane

I use RI to write on my cookies but yeh you don't want it too thin that it spreads after you have piped it but you don't want it so thick that it doesn't even stick to the cookie and lifts off.....firmer but still 'sticky' is what i would call it lol

is there any technique or trick to let you know when you reach that perfect consistency for writing?
thank you!

The big thing for me to to pipe a line and make sure it does not spread. Elise is right that if it is too stiff, it will not adhere. Once you have experimented a bit with it, it will feel natural. There is just some trial and error until you get the feel for it.