Cutout Cookie Frosting
The perfect buttercream for frosting cutout cookies.
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoon butter 170 grams
- 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar 487 grams
- 3-4 tablespoons milk or half and half
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Gel food coloring
Instructions
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the butter for one minute, add the powdered sugar in two additions, alternating with 1 tablespoon of milk. Mix on medium between each addition. Add the extracts and mix well. Check the consistency to see if you need more milk, you'll likely use closer to 4 tablespoons of milk total. Once everything is mixed well, add in gel food coloring.