Vegan Frosting for Cookies (Vegan Buttercream)
Servings: 20
Calories: 168kcal
Whip up a batch of this dreamy vegan frosting for cookies, and watch your baked creations become the talk of the dessert table. Made with purely plant-based ingredients, this velvety vegan buttercream frosting uses a blend of vegan butter and vegetable shortening, creating a vegan buttercream that holds its shape beautifully atop any cookie canvas. It's the kind of sweet treat that'll have everyone reaching for seconds, vegans and non-vegans alike. So, get ready to spread the joy—and the frosting—generously!
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Equipment
- mixer
- gel food colors recommended
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- ½ cup vegan butter softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon butter extract
- pinch salt generous, see notes
- 3¾ cups powdered sugar one pound
- 2 Tablespoons plant milk you might no use all of it
Instructions
- Mix together the shortening and softened vegan butter until creamy and smooth.½ cup vegetable shortening, ½ cup vegan butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, pinch salt, ¼ teaspoon butter extract
- Add the vanilla extract, butter extract, and pinch of salt and continue mixing.
- Add the in powdered sugar, two cups at a time. Thin with a little plant-based milk, a little at a time. You might not need to use the whole amount. This frosting will be thick but spreadable and easily piped onto the cookies if desired. It shouldn't be so thick that it can't easily spread.3¾ cups powdered sugar, 2 Tablespoons plant milk
- Color with gel food colorings if desired. Store covered in the fridge for up to one week. This can also freeze. Allow to thaw in the refrigerator for one day before stirring/fluffing and using.
Notes
Use vegan stick butter - not tub butter - for best results
One pinch of salt is not quite enough. One-eight teaspoon is too much. Use a generous pinch.
If you don't have or don't want to use the butter extract then leave it out. I think it makes this frosting extra yummy though!
Nutrition
Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 0.02g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 3mg | Fiber: 0.004g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 216IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.02mg