How to Make Butter Icing for Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

Butter icing is a classic recipe that can elevate the taste of any cookie. The smooth, creamy texture and rich flavor of butter icing is the perfect accompaniment to a wide variety of cookie recipes, from simple sugar cookies to decadent chocolate chip cookies. This versatile icing can be flavored and colored to suit any occasion, making it a favorite for holiday baking, birthday parties, and special celebrations.

Butter icing is simple to make and requires just a few basic ingredient...

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 ½ tablespoons cream
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Information

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Servings: 20
  • Yield: 2 1/2 cups

  • Warm cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted. Stir in vanilla and confectioners' sugar until combined.
  • Remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer until thick and smooth.
  • Nutrition

    74 cal.

    • Total Fat: 3g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 9mg
    • Sodium: 17mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 12g
    • Total Sugars: 12g
    • Protein: 0g
    • Calcium: 2mg
    • Potassium: 3mg