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!
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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!
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Homemade Sugar Cookie Frosting that Hardens
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.
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Recipe Slightly Adapted from: Skip to My Lou
Leanne says
Does this recipe need to be refrigerated?
Courtney says
Nope, just store in an airtight container.
Pam says
It definitely harden up while I was still decorating. Added a little bit of 1/2 which I used instead of milk. Hoping they will be hardened enough to mail to my nephew for Easter.
Courtney says
I hope it works for you too. Glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Olive says
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
Emmy Love says
i’m confuse about ” 2lbs powdered sugar” what does it mean? sounds like 2 cups? please let me know! let you know i am deaf
Courtney says
2 pounds or 8 cups.
Miriam says
I see someone else said plant-based butter & almond milk worked fine….
Courtney says
Yes, it looks like it did work for them! I have never tested this.
Miriam says
Hi, would it be possible to sub the 2 dairy ing for non-dairy ones?
Miriam says
I see someone else said plant-based butter & almond milk worked fine….
Susan Slentz says
Made this for the first time tonight. Perfect and fantastic. Tastes amazing and easy to make. I outed these on to my sugar cookies. Husband couldn’t stop eating them
Courtney says
Yum!! So glad even the hubby enjoyed them!
Penni says
Can you use food coloring from the grocery store
Sue Muckley says
It is fantastic and great flavor.
Courtney says
Thank you!
Deborah J HIPPLE says
hi julie, this recipe for icing is what i was looking for but i dont want alot so how can i cut back on the ingredients. i only want to icing 30 cookies.thank you deb
Kira Bicknell says
I’m here for exactly this reason! I only need to ice 24 cookies myself. But if you look to the right of the “Ingredients” heading in the recipe or beneath “Save Recipe” in that same spot, there’s a spot to change the recipe for the number of servings you need. I hope this helps and happy baking! 😀
Courtney says
Thank you for helping out!
Courtney says
On the recipe card there is a place where you can adjust the servings you need & it will adjust the amount of ingredients needed!