The best, easiest buttercream icing for frosting all the cookies and other sweet treats.
Cookies are lovely, but cookies decorated with a swirl of buttercream icing? Irresistible. I’m sharing my easy cookie icing recipe that will put the finishing touch on all of your favorite cookies.
Everyone needs a go-to cookie icing recipe and this one, my friends, is my most favorite. It has a beautiful texture and is a cross between a glaze and traditional buttercream frosting. It’s pipeable but soft and lightly flavored with vanilla.
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It’s the best icing for cookies and can be kept plain white, or you can tint it every color of the rainbow if you want something more colorful.
I love to use it to give my favorite M&M cookies a special touch, but it can be used to ice any cookies or treats that you like. It’s buttery like a buttercream frosting but with a softer, looser texture a few steps up in thickness from a glaze. We just love it.
Ingredients
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Softened butter
- Milk
- Clear vanilla extract
How to Make It
Cream the confectioner’s sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth.
Gradually add the milk and vanilla with the mixer running until the icing is smooth and stiff. This will take about five minutes. If you would like to tint your icing add the color at this point.
Transfer the icing to a piping bag and frost your favorite cookies.
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Ways to Use It
Try it on these different cookies – they are all fantastic!
It goes without saying that all of my kids give this easy buttercream icing rave reviews – they just love it when our cookies are dressed up with it!
Give it a try, and you may never return to plain cookies again. You’ll want a swirl of this icing every time!
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Buttercream Icing for Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cream together the confectioner's sugar and butter until smooth.
- Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes. Color with food coloring if desired.
- Frost your favorite cookies and devour!
Icing on cookies? Count me in!
This is THE BEST icing for cookies!
I love buttercream on cookies so much more than royal icing. This recipe is perfect.
ooo this sounds SO GOOD!! I can’t wait to try it!
YUM! My kids are gonna love this! Looks amazing!
Oh wow! I’m so glad I found this recipe and it’s perfect for our gathering this weekend! So excited to make this and your M&M cookies too! My daughter is going to love helping me!
This is the recipe that I was looking for! I will make it tonight!