The Best Cookie Frosting

This is the BEST Cookie Frosting!! It’s easy to make, super creamy and it actually TASTES amazing. Even better it's great to use on all kinds of cookies! It hardens just slightly which is great for storing but when you bite into the cookie the frosting is still soft and creamy.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword christmas cookie frosting, cookie frosting, powdered sugar frosting, sugar cookie frosting

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings cups

Calories 1260kcal

Author Jennifer

Ingredients

6 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter flavored shortening You can use 1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter. Just make sure your butter is softened to room temperature before making the frosting.
8 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon salt
food coloring
sprinkles

Instructions

Using a hand or stand mixer, beat powdered sugar, shortening, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, almond extract and salt for about 2 minutes or until smooth.
Scoop small amounts of frosting into several small bowls, use food coloring to make frosting different colors or just keep the frosting white. Frost cookies and add sprinkles on top.
Place frosted cookies in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes if you want the frosting to harden so that the cookies don't stick together when placing the cookies into a plastic container or cookie tin.

Notes

Make-Ahead. Place the frosting in the fridge up to two weeks. Let the frosting come to room temperature before frosting your cookies.
Freezing the Frosting. Place the frosting in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw to room temperature before using, and blend with a hand mixer if the consistency isn’t quite right. You can also add a tablespoon or two of heavy whipping cream if the frosting seems hard/dry.

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