Browned Butter Frosting

1/4 cup butter
2-1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

Heat butter over low heat until delicate brown; remove from heat. Mix in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk until smooth. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until spreading consistency. Frost cookies and store tightly covered.

Reviews of Browned Butter Frosting:


1-5 of 5 reviews  

   Jan 13, 2008
Would not make this again.
Ugh..This wasn't very tasty. My kids didn't like it, either. I took it to a picnic and no one touvhed my cookies. Or maybe I did something wrong? Well, I liked it, but nobody other than me liked it. I like the buttercream frostng much better than this one. You can read my review in the buttercream icing. one star

  A cookie baker  Dec 22, 2007
Would make this again.
i love that recipe! five stars

  Pat  Dec 5, 2007
Would make this again.
I was reading the Browned Butter recipes and came accross this one. I am 66 and learned to make frosting from my mother, an exceptional cook. She always browned the butter before putting it in frosting, it adds such a wonderful flavor. five stars

  Carrie in Idaho  Jan 9, 2005
Would make this again.
Very nice change to regular icing, the browned butter adds that certain something. I used this for a bundt cake not cookies, and it was a huge hit....will surely make again. Thanks five stars

  Naomi in Warsaw, IN  Dec 10, 2004
Would make this again.
This frosting has minimal ingredients & turned out a nice cream color & texture. The taste was light & worked very well with the sugar cookies I made it for. Instructions were easy to follow & this recipe is very quick to make! four stars

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