Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 8 8 ounces cream cheese; ½ ½ cup unsalted butter; 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 4 cups powdered sugar; (optional) 2-3 tablespoons milk or cream

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5.0

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Prep Time
10 mins
Servings
16 servings
Course
Others
Cuisine
American

Cream Cheese Frosting

Farrah Morgan

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Cream Cheese Frosting is so easy with simple ingredients. Cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. This frosting is great for topping cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and cinnamon rolls.

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Ingredients

Servings

8 8 ounces cream cheese
½ ½ cup unsalted butter (softened but still cold)
1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (and almond flavoring if making sugar cookies - see note)
4 4 cups powdered sugar
(optional) 2-3 tablespoons milk or cream (to think out if needed)

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Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and butter in high speed until light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla extract (and almond extract if using) and powdered sugar. With a stand mixer with the whisk or paddle attachment or hand mixer, mix on low speed until ingredients are combined. Bring mixture up to a higher speed and beat for 2-3 minutes or until light and fluffy scraping down the sides as needed with a spatula. You do not need to but you can add some milk and cream to thin it out to your desired consistency. You can add food coloring and beat in if desired.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. To use, soften at room temperature until spreadable. Can be frozen in a ziploc bag/piping bag for up to one month, thawing in the fridge 24 hours before using.

Notes

I like to add 1/2 of almond flavoring to my frosting in addition to the vanilla extract when frosting sugar cookies. Also, if you need a pure white frosting, use clear vanilla and use a light colored butter.