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Decorating a sugar cookie with pink buttercream using a piping bag with a star tip
4.98 from 81 votes

Buttercream Frosting for Cookies

Created by: Fun Cookie Recipes
4 cups
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
This Buttercream Frosting for Cookies is creamy, silky, smooth, and hardens nicely. It's perfect for decorating sugar cookies, and cut out cookies, and it does not require corn syrup to make it.

Equipment

Hand mixer or stand mixer

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 3 cups (375g) powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Food coloring optional

Instructions

  • In a large bowl using a hand mixer, or using a stand mixer that’s fitted with a whisk or a paddle attachment. Beat the butter at medium speed for 1 minute until creamy.
  • Decrease the speed to low, and gradually add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt and beat again.
  • When the sugar is mixed in, increase the speed to high and beat for 3 minutes.
  • If the frosting is too thick, add cream or milk and beat again. If it’s too thin, add powdered sugar and beat again.