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crumbl cookie frosting recipe

Crumbl Cookie Frosting Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups (360g) powdered sugar, sifted
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 1/4 tsp fine salt
  • 2 to 3 drops pink gel food coloring

Method
 

  1. Beat the softened butter on medium speed for 2 minutes until pale and fluffy.
  2. Add the sifted powdered sugar a third at a time on low, then beat on medium for 1 minute.
  3. Add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract, then beat on medium-high for 2 minutes until smooth and glossy.
  4. Add the fine salt and pink gel food coloring, mix on low for 30 seconds, and taste to adjust.
  5. Spoon onto cooled sugar cookies and spread with the back of a spoon or offset spatula in a sweeping motion from center outward.

Notes

This frosting is best spread at room temperature, so if you've made it ahead and chilled it, re-whip it for 1 minute before frosting the cookies. The almond extract is subtle but important — resist the temptation to add more than 1/4 tsp or it can tip into overpowering. Frosted cookies taste best the day they're made but hold up well in an airtight container for up to 4 days.