What am I doing wrong???? I just made butterfly cookies for my daughter's party on friday and once again there are tons of bubbles in the royal icing which is now all over the cookies 
I am using antonia's RI and mixing exactly as they say, why does this keep happening?
Also can I freeze them fully decorated? We don't need them until Friday?
Thanks so much!
Sue
Yea you really should wait before you use it, 2 hours minimum, longer if possible. Just make sure you cover the RI properly so it doesn't set. If only for a short time, use a damp towel. For longer, two pieces of saran wrap, one piece touching the RI (stops the air between the RI and the top of the bowl getting to the RI and making it crust and set) and the other covering the whole bowl.
Most of the time I use RI soon after mixing it. After I separate and mix colors in smaller containers, I use a thin rubber spatula and stir it around slowly before putting in pastry bag. I don't generally have air bubble problems. Sometimes when you have air bubbles you have to drag pin or toothpick a little to break bubble. I did have a major air bubble problem once with edible image on cookies, it was because cookies weren't all the way cool and I coverd them in airtight container.
It can all be so frustrating at times..Good Luck
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