Buttermilk Frosting Recipe

Name: Buttermilk Frosting Recipe
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 to 5 Tablespoons buttermilk

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Buttermilk Frosting is a quick and easy frosting to whip up. Spread Buttermilk Frosting over your favorite cookie and decorate as desired with candies and sugar crystals—they adhere easily to the Buttermilk Frosting.

By Southern Living Editors

Published on October 3, 2018

Buttermilk Frosting — Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Jan Gautro

Hands On Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

10 mins

Yield:

2 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 to 5 Tablespoons buttermilk

Directions

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended. Slowly beat in vanilla and 4 Tbsp. buttermilk. Increase speed to medium, and beat until smooth. If desired, beat in remaining 1 Tbsp. buttermilk, 1 tsp. at a time, until desired consistency is reached.