Cream Cheese Frosting for Cookies
Top sugar cookies with this creamy, rich, and flavorful cream cheese frosting! It's easy to make with basic ingredients and can be used to frost just about any sugar cookie recipe. Add it to thick, fluffy no roll sugar cookies or just as an easy spreadable icing on top of cut out sugar cookies.
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 149kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the softened ½ cup unsalted butter and softened 4 ounces cream cheese on medium speed using a hand or stand mixer (with paddle attachment) for 2-3 minutes (until light and creamy).½ cup unsalted butter, 4 ounces cream cheese
- Keeping the mixer on medium speed, slowly add in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon almond extract and 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar. Once incorporated, turn mixer to high speed and beat for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon almond extract, 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cookies and top with sprinkles!
Nutrition
Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 13mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 365IU | Calcium: 12mg
