Christmas Sugar Cookies with Homemade Buttercream Frosting
These gorgeous Christmas sugar cookies have the best thick and creamy homemade buttercream frosting that you've ever tasted! Spread or pipe the frosting onto the cookies, and it will harden in a few hours.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 72 sugar cookies baked and cooled
- ½ cups butter unsalted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- gel food color
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Beat butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add in powdered sugar and heavy cream a little at a time, alternating and mixing between the two. Continue adding and mixing until all the powdered sugar and cream have been added. Add in vanilla bean paste, almond extract, and salt and beat until well incorporated.
- Divide the frosting into smaller bowls, one per desired color. Add food coloring to each bowl and whisk, add additional food coloring until desired color is achieved.
- Frost each cookie with a smear of buttercream and a dash of sprinkles if desired.
Notes
This cookie is made from a base sugar cookie recipe which you can find here. That same recipe can be adapted to make 3 other types of cookie as well, including the following:
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
Tried this recipe? Pin it for later!Follow @FeelsLikeHome or tag #FeelsLikeHomeBlog!