Easy Cream Cheese Frosting for Cookies
Looking to make cream cheese frosting cookies? This is a delicious cream cheese frosting recipe perfect for sugar cookies and cut-out cookies!
Servings: 20
Ingredients
- 4 oz. cream cheese cold
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Place powdered sugar and salt into a bowl and set aside.
- In a stand mixing bowl, add the cold cream cheese and whip with the paddle on medium-low until smooth. Scrape down the bowl and add the room temperature butter.
- Add butter and mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes or until it’s light and fluffy.
- Add the powdered sugar in 1/2 cup at a time and mix on low until all of it is added. Scrape down the mixture from the sides of the bowl and then add the salt and vanilla.
- Turn the speed up to medium-high and whip for 1 minute until very light, fluffy, and almost white.
- Remove from the bowl and split into separate bowls. Add a bit of food color to each bowl for desired colors.
- Frost the cookies with the icing and enjoy!
Video
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Notes
- This cream cheese frosting recipe is enough for around 20 medium sugar cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 10g