Buttercream Frosting for Cookies

This Buttercream Frosting for cookies is creamy and fluffy. This sugar cookie icing is so much tastier than royal icing yet so easy to make. This sugar cookie buttercream frosting recipe is a true keeper that you will reach for again and again. It is the best buttercream frosting for your cookies.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time:

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 40 Servings

Calories: 75 kcal per serving

Ingredients

½ cup - Unsalted butter
½ tsp - Vanilla
6 tablespoons - Heavy cream
¼ tsp - Salt
4 cups - Powdered sugar
Gel food coloring

Instructions

With an electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add in powdered sugar and heavy cream a little at a time alternating and mixing between additions. Continue adding and mixing until all the powdered sugar and cream has been added. Add in vanilla and salt and mix until well incorporated.
Add food coloring if desired and mix, add additional food coloring until desired color is reached. You can also separate the frosting into smaller bowls to color separately if you want more than one color of frosting.

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