Sugar Cookie Frosting
As long as I can remember, my Granny made us heart shaped sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day. It was a fun tradition and always such a special treat. This year I am TRYING to add in some EXTRA fun for my kiddos since Covid has basically sucked all of the fun out of EVERYTHING. Sooooo I decided to dust off the cookie cutters and whip up a batch of Grandma’s Valentine cookies. I shared my Grandma June’s sugar cookie recipe a few months ago HERE, but since we all know that a cookie is JUST NOT A COOKIE without some yummy frosting…here comes THE BEST BEATER LICKING BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE that is PERFECT for sugar cookies!!
Tip: I use a combination of vanilla and almond extract. THIS is the secret sauce for cutting the sweetness and adding a little something special to your frosting. TRUST ME!! BUT if you are a tried and true vanilla lover, you can use a FULL teaspoon of vanilla instead of 1/2 of both vanilla and almond. ORRR if you are really feeling frisky, use 1/3 tsp each of vanilla, almond, and coconut extract…YUMM!! Or for winter cookies you could add some peppermint extract. ORRR for summer…lemon extract. You get the idea!!!
If you want some other yummy treats, you can try out my almond joy cookies HERE, or sugar cookie chex mix HERE!! Happy baking friends:) Jess
Best Buttercream Frosting Recipe for Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 4.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3-6 TBS milk
- 1.5 tsp vanilla If you are not using almond extract, use 1 tsp vanilla.
- 1.5 tsp almond extract THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT THE BEST!! You could also use 1/3 tsp each of vanilla, almond, and coconut extract.
Instructions
- soften butter to room temperature
- mix butter, powdered sugar, and 3 TBSP of milk with a stand mixer or hand mixer. If consistency it too thick, add 1 TBSP of milk at a time until you reach a mixable consistency.
- add vanilla, almond, and any food coloring.
- lick the beaters…you know you want to.
- You can store leftover frosting in the fridge. Before trying to frost with leftover frosting, return frosting to room temperature.
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