Buttercream Frosting for Cookies
The best American buttercream frosting for cookies that hardens just enough for stacking and easy transportation.
Ingredients
- 5 cups confectioner's sugar sifted
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter cold
- 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the cold butter for 3 minutes to soften butter.
- With the mixer on low, add the confectioner's sugar one cup at a time. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
- Add heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract and salt.
- Mix on high for 5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl halfway through to ensure everything is mixed evenly.
- Color frosting if desired.
Notes
- This frosting hardens fairly quickly once you have piped it, so do not wait too long to get it into the piping bag and begin using it.
- It is best to wait a few hours after you have decorated your cookies before stacking or packaging cookies, to give enough time for hardening.
- While this buttercream hardens, it is still soft compared to royal icing. Be gentle when packaging or stacking the cookies.