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.
1teaspoonvanilla extract , (and almond flavoring if making sugar cookies - see note)
4cupspowdered sugar
(optional) 2-3 tablespoons milk or cream, (to think out if needed)
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.