Description
This Easy Sugar Cookie Frosting Recipe creates a deliciously simple frosting that elevates your sugar cookies to the next level. Perfect for any occasion, it’s easy to customize with colors and flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
⅓ cup unsalted butter
softened
4½ cups powdered sugar
¼ cup milk
plus more as needed
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
Food coloring (various colors for decorating)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing until well combined.
- Stir in the milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing until smooth. Add more milk if needed to reach desired consistency.
- Divide the frosting into separate bowls and add food coloring to each for decorating.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the thickness of the frosting by adding more powdered sugar for a stiffer consistency or more milk for a smoother consistency. Store any leftover frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 frosted cookie portion
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg
Keywords: Easy Sugar Cookie Frosting Recipe, Delicious & Simple, Sugar Cookie Frosting, Quick Frosting Recipe, Frosting for Sugar Cookies