Cream Cheese Frosting

A rich and creamy topping for cookies, cakes, cinnamon rolls and snacking

This recipe is simple, straightforward and easy. Everything I look for when I am in a hurry. And, let’s face it, with six children, I’m always in a hurry. 

Because mornings tend to be very chaotic for the Do-Little Tribe, I try to have breakfast done well before the lost shoe and forgotten homework chorus begins. That is why I love to make overnight cinnamon rolls. I can make them in the late morning when Do-Little Tribe members are at school and the house is {mostly} quiet. Once the rolls are ready, I cover them, put them in the fridge and clean the kitchen so no one can tell what I’ve been up to. The next morning, I pop the uncovered rolls in a cold oven, turn it on and in 20 min. and then soak up the praise.

Some members of the Do-Little Tribe like the frosting best of all. In fact, the youngest Tribe member has been known to start at the top of the cinnamon roll, and stop when he reaches bread. He then usually asks for another roll. Luckily, adding more frosting to his "finished" roll usually makes him happy.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

4 oz. cream cheese

3 c. powdered sugar

1 Tbs. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Beat softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add powdered sugar, one cup at time. Beating after each addition. When all of the sugar is added, the frosting will be very thick. Add the milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add more milk (1 tsp. at a time) to achieve desired consistency.

Use to frost Cinnamon Rolls, cookies, brownies, cakes, etc. . .

*Note: this recipe makes approximately 4 c. of frosting. You may want to double to recipe for larger projects (i.e. cake)