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Homemade Sugar Cookie Frosting that Hardens!
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Homemade Sugar Cookie Frosting that Hardens ~ The Perfect Sugar Cookie Frosting for Decorating! If You Are Looking for Frosting For Sugar Cookies that Hardens this is it!
I have been searching for YEARS for the perfect Sugar Cookie Frosting recipe that hardens. I didn’t want an icing I wanted a frosting. One that would harden so I could stack my cookies without them sticking to each other. This homemade frosting that hardens is delicious and easy!
I’ve finally found the ONE. The one frosting that I’ll use every single time I make sugar cookies. It’s ridiculously easy and all the ingredients are in my pantry so I don’t have to search out for “weird” ingredients that will never be used again.
I’m not that kind of girl. I live in small town Minnesota and ain’t no one got time for that!
Ingredients for Homemade Sugar Cookie Frosting that Hardens!
- Butter
- Milk
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Almond extract
Yup that’s right only FIVE Ingredients needed!
Happy dance happening right here isn’t it?
Plus, it’s totally adaptable to any occasion. Dye it a different color. Throw some festive sprinkles to celebrate any occasion or make sugar cookies and frost them for the heck of it!
Can we talk Christmas cookies? I adore them, my hips don’t adore them, but once a year I don’t really care what the hips say! I make all kinds of them, but my all time favorites are Almond Cherry Cookies, Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies, Peanut Butter Ritz Cookies!
What is your favorite Christmas cookie? A more traditional, handed down recipe or something new and exciting?
Don’t forget these Soft Sugar Cookies that are perfect to pair with this amazing Sugar Cookie Frosting!
I feel this “expectation” when I go to holiday parties. People expect me to bring a cookie tray laden with deliciousness. I feel that I’m a fraud if I don’t bring the ultimate cookie platter. I try to make cookies for weeks so I have a good variety.
Except sugar cookies. I’ve always shied away from the rolling, cutting and frosting. It sounded overwhelming. I wanted to drop and bake and then stack and freeze. That’s more my kind of cookie baking!
Then I tried Pillsbury Sugar Cookies. You know the ones you find in your grocery’s diary aisle? The refrigerated pull about or cut ones…I need something fast, like super fast one day. I gave them a whirl. I promptly frosted them with this amazing Homemade Sugar Cookie Frosting that hardens.
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I served them secretly smiling. No one was going to know!
And then someone promptly asked me for my recipe for the cookies. I blushed and filled her in on my secret. She said, NO WAYYYYYYYY!
Yes Way. Totally. Not Lying.
Those cookies are soft, chewy and delicious. You top them with this amazing frosting for Sugar Cookies that hardens and Viola. You’ve got a home run.
I won’t tell if you don’t!
Homemade Sugar Cookie Frosting that Hardens
The Perfect Sugar Cookie Frosting for Decorating! If You Are Looking for Frosting For Sugar Cookies that Hardens this is it!
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 84
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- 2/3 c. butter softened
- 1/2 c. milk
- 2 lbs powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- In mixing bowl cream together butter and milk with an electric mixer. Slowly mix in powdered sugar and extracts.
- Frost sugar cookies immediately. Let frosting harden. Store cookies in air tight container.
Notes
If frosting in mixing bowl starts to harden before you are done frosting cookies add a little milk and stir to combine. I measured out how many cups are in 2 lbs of powdered sugar and it is about 8 c.
Nutrition
Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 4mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Calcium: 4mg
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LEAVE A COMMENTRecipe Slightly Adapted from: Skip to My Lou
Can I use almond milk I. Place of 2%milk for cookie frosting that hardens
Hi Sandra! I’m sorry I’ve never tried this substitute! If you do, let me know if it works! Good luck!
I only did 1.5 pounds of sugar and it worked great. Thanks for the recipe! My little sister was insisting that she wanted cookies with “hard frosting” so this was a perfect texture and taste
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting and rating the recipe!
8 cups of sugar…you don’t mention how many cookies you’re doing this frosting for and I usually do not happen to have 8 cups of powdered sugar in my cabinet…
It’s going to frost about 84 cookies as it states in the recipe card for serving, this is going to depend on the size of your cookie and how thick you put it on. You can always half the recipe.
Is the Almond extract a necessity? I’m making these for a school function and need them to be “nut free”
Nope, the almond extract just adds a different flavor. You can leave it out.
If it hardens that quickly, when can I put food color in it and what type of food color…gel? I need 3 different colors.
You can use liquid food coloring, mix the food coloring in right after mixing in the powdered sugar and extracts. If the frosting starts to harden before you are done frosting, add a little milk and stir to combine.
How long does the frosting take to harden?
It can depend on a number of factors but I would say 1-2 hours to harden. You can also put them in the fridge to get them to harden quicker.
Can I freeze the frosted cookies after the frosting hardens?
Yes!
Will this frosting pipe well?
Yes it should!
Can we refrigerate left overs?
Refrigerating the leftovers will cause the frosting to harden. I wouldn’t recommend it for this recipe!
Since it has Milk in it, is it ok for the cookies to sit out?
Yes!
BEST FROSTING FOR MY SUGAR COOKIES. TASTE IS GREAT. ROYAL ICING JUST WASN’T CUTTING IT, TASTE IS JUST NOT GOOD. THIS IS THE BEST! DANGEROUSLY ADDICTING!
So glad you loved it!