Sugar Cookie Buttercream Frosting
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A simple buttercream frosting made from butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream, tinted with food coloring. It pipes smoothly and decorates sugar cookies beautifully.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 36- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 5 cups confectioners’ sugar (sifted)
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- Food coloring (optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 15M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Sodium
- 2mg
- Total sugar
- 16g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 3mg
- Calcium
- 4mg
- Iron
- 0.01mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 2MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.