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I've been perfecting my Yuletide Sweeten Cookies (cut outs) for 20+ age. This is the Prizewinning Christmas Cake Icing direction I use to top them!

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Christmas Cookie Frosting
PREP TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes
I've been perfecting my Yuletide Sweeten Cookies (cut outs) for 20+ age. This is the Prizewinning Christmas Cake Icing direction I use to top them!
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Cup shortening, such as Crisco (*see notes)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (*nut allergies see notes)
• 1 large bag powdered sugar (2 lbs, about 8 cups)
• 1/2 Cup heavy cream or whole milk (more if needed to reach desired consistency)
• Food coloring, if desired

DIRECTIONS: 

1. In the bowl of your mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl for use with your handheld electric mixer, place shortening and extracts. Beat until creamy (at least 1 minute).
2. Begin adding powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.
3. When the mixture starts to become dry start adding cream a little bit at a time alternating with the powdered sugar.
4. Beat until creamy. Use more or less cream to reach desired consistency. (I like for it to be smooth enough to pipe through a piping bag, but still a bit more firm than typical store-bought frosting.)
5. Add food coloring if desired.

NOTES:

1. Shortening is what makes this frosting "crisp" up. You can swap half for butter but it will melt/fall more quickly and may colapse if cookies are stacked on top of one another. If you swap out for all butter well then you are making Buttercream frosting- perfect for spreading on cakes but not preferred for piping. At the bottom of this post I will link to an organic all vegetable shortening.
2. Always ask your doctor when dealing with food allergies. Our family has a peanut allergy so we avoid all nuts. I have safely used IMITATION almond extract with him. This is personal experience only. You can use all vanilla extract if you wish.

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