Butter Icing for Sugar Cookies

Here's a terrific recipe for buttercream icing for cookies with no raw egg whites. For any recipes that require egg whites, you can substitute dried, powdered egg whites, usually found at cake-decorating supply stores. Then you can still lick the bowl!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 131 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 drops red food coloring (Optional)
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat sugar, butter, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon milk in a large bowl until creamy. Mix in more milk, 1 to 2 drops at a time, to reach desired spreading consistency. Stir in food coloring.