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Here is my most favorite sugar cookie frosting. It is smooth creamy and oh so delicious! I promise you it really does make the very best sugar cookie.
I use this simple sugar cookie icing recipe all year round for any special event that I want to take sugar cookies to. This frosting for sugar cookies is great to spread on nice and thick with a knife on easy sugar cookies. or if you like cut out cookies this is the best sugar cookie recipe. So soft and buttery!
Sugar Cookie Frosting
You will find this sugar cookie frosting has way more flavor than a cookie glaze with corn syrup. Some might call this sugar cookie icing. While this frosting will crust so you can stack the cookies it remains soft and delicious, unlike royal icing that gets hard. This sugar cookie frosting is more like a yummy buttercream frosting. You will not be disappointed!
Add any color of food coloring and sprinkles for the prettiest and tastiest cookies! You will have the perfect sugar cookie.
Sugar Cookie Icing
Whether you call it frosting or sugar cookie icing this recipe is a keeper. I am confident it will become a family favorite. It is at our house!
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Sugar Cookie Frosting
Smooth creamy buttercream frosting for cookies!
Ingredients
- 2/3 Cups Butter
- 1/2 Cups Milk
- 2 Lbs. Powder Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 Teaspoon Creme Bouquet I often add to give the frosting amazing flavor
Instructions
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Beat with electric mixer until smooth.
Sugar cookies make such a nice treat. Package a few up and give to a friend.
It can also be piped on to make the cutest Christmas cookies. Be sure to use my favorite cut out sugar cookie recipe. They are the best sugar cookies. It is a versatile frosting that makes a great cookie icing. Once you try it, it will definitely become your go-to recipe for cookie frosting!
You will have to try to not eat it with a spoon. I do believe the creme bouquet flavoring mentioned in the recipe makes it super tasty.
If you love cookies as much as my family you might try these super quick cake mix snickerdoodles or these yummy butterscotch gingerbread cookies. Do you like cookie dough? Here is a round-up of the best cookie dough desserts.
Cindy Hopper says
Ash, I don’t refrigerate them.
Ash says
Once frosted, should the cookies be stored in the fridge or are the cookies fine once they’re frosted outside the fridge?
Cindy Hopper says
Thanks so much for sharing this!
Kim says
Creme Bouquet Substitution:
Creme Bouquet substitute:
1 T. lemon extract or lemon juice
1 t. vanilla extract
1 t. almond extract
1 t. butter extract
I got this recipe on cc. Can’t remember who gave it. Sorry!
I mix it up in a big amount and store it in a small bottle. I use it all the time it’s very good!
Cindy Hopper says
Christen, place them in airtight containers and they will be fine for several days. This frosting does crust so once it is set the cookies can be lightly stacked. I often put a piece of parchment between the layers.
Christen says
How do you store them if making a day in advance?
Micheline Couture says
j’aimerais obtenir la recette de crème bouquet pour m’en faire SVP, pouvez-vous m’indiquer les quantités et les ingrédients pour cette crème, votre glaçage semble tellement bon et crémeux, j’ai hâte de le faire.
Rachel says
Do you cream the butter before adding anything else or do you literally just pour everything in your mixer and go??
Patsy says
Do the cookies have to be refrigerated after being decorated with this frosting.
Thanks.
Cindy Hopper says
Kristen, I haven’t ever had a problem. I do use my mixer. It is a smooth creamy frosting.
Pamela says
This is my new go-to recipe to decorate my sugar cookies. I normally would not have tried something new as my own recipe was well loved by my family. Now I need more decorating ideas. Love this!