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Cream Cheese Icing

Do yourself a favor and make decadent Cream Cheese Icing ASAP to add to your favorite dessert or breakfast! Calling for a handful of ingredients, this smooth, creamy and thin cream cheese frosting recipe is perfect for cookies, cinnamon rolls and more!

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 160 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar 260g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 5g
  • 1 tablespoon milk 17g
  • kosher salt to taste

Instructions

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  1. Add the softened cream cheese to a large bowl.
  2. Use a hand mixer to beat the cream cheese, starting slowly so it doesn't splatter. We do this to add air to the cream cheese from the get-go and make the blending easier.
  3. Sprinkle in the powdered sugar, and beat until combined with the cream cheese. (Be sure to start the mixer on low so that the powdered sugar doesn't fly everywhere.)
  4. Pour in the vanilla, and mix to combine.
  5. Drizzle the milk into the icing slowly, running the hand mixer at the same time. We don't want the icing to become runny, though you might like yours thicker or thinner depending on your personal tastes.
  6. Add milk until the icing is the correct consistency.
  7. Spread the icing on top of your dessert or breakfast of choice. (It works great for cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, cake, pancakes and more!)

Notes

  • If you want your icing a little runnier to drizzle it, add an additional tablespoon of milk.
  • Double the recipe if you're serving a crowd or like a lot of frosting!
  • How to store: Transfer the icing into an airtight food storage container. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
  • Change up the flavors! You can add a little strawberry to make Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting. Swap the vanilla extract with another extract (like maple, lemon, etc.) to give this a different flavor.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 serving Calories 160kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 47mg (2%) Sugar 28g (56%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 160

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 serving
Calories 160kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 47mg 2%
Sugar 28g 56%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.