Chocolate Cookie Buttercream Frosting

237 Reviews

“Creamy frosting that tastes great on cookies or bars...especially Chocolate Cookies.” - by Nancy Dorman

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk

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Original recipe yields 3 cups

Directions

Mix together all ingredients. May need to add more milk (slowly) until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. Spread on Chocolate Cookies or other cookies or bars of your choice. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (24 total)

Calories
59 cal
3%

Carbs
10.4 g
3%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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M. Stoffel

Oct. 10, 2006

"I loved how the icing required no cooking, and it had a wondeful fluffy texture. I didn't feel it had the strongest chocolate flavor, however, and tasted too "sugary". I melted two squares of unsweete..." See morened chocolate and whipped it in - the flavor improved greatly and the texture was not compromised. I think next time I'll leave the cocoa powder completely out and just use unsweetened squares. Thanks for sharing."

Doris K.

Oct. 5, 2006

"I used this frosting for cupcakes. I added 2 additional tbl of milk to get the right consistency. Frosting is not too sweet and just right. I will never purchase store bought too (like a previous r..." See moreater said). Thanks for the receipt."

Jessica

Feb. 18, 2007

"This icing went great with sugar cookies, I left out the cocoa powder and added an extra tsp. of vanilla. Also about 2 tablespoons more milk to get the right consistency...." See more"

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