Cookies and Cream Frosting
This Cookies and Cream Frosting is a homemade frosting recipe that is rich, creamy, sweet and a little crunchy! With chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs in every spoonful, it is the perfect easy frosting for all you cookies and cream lovers! This "oreo" frosting takes a few minutes to make and has zero milk of any kind! If that wasn't enough, it's gluten free, nut free, eggless and can easily be vegan with a few tweaks!
Servings: 16
Calories: 304kcal
Ingredients
- 6 gluten free chocolate sandwich cookies , smashed into tiny crumbs
- 1 cup unsalted butter or vegan baking stick, room temperature
- 6 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon water , room temperature
Instructions
- Place the 6 chocolate sandwich cookies in a zip top bag and seal it shut. Crush the cookies with the flat side of a meat mallet or a rolling pin until there are tiny crumbs. Set aside.
- In the large bowl of an electric mixer or using a hand held mixer, beat the 1 cup of unsalted butter until smooth and creamy. About 2 minutes.
- With the mixer on very low speed, slowly add in the 6 cups of confectioners' sugar, 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract and the 1 pinch of salt.
- While the mixer is on, slowly add in the ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon water a little at a time until you get the desired consistency. You may not need to use all the water.
- Once the frosting is smooth and creamy, turn the mixer off.Using a spatula, very gently fold the crumbs into the vanilla frosting. Mix until just combined. If you over mix the frosting will become a muddy color.
Notes
Vegan: Use vegan baking sticks, vegan sugar, vegan vanilla and vegan gluten free chocolate sandwich cookies.
Storing: Store in an airtight container or a bowl covered with plastic wrap in fridge for up to 2 days. When ready to use, bring to room temperature and rewhip to get it creamy.
Notes: Makes enough frosting for a 2 layer cake, 16 cupcakes, 12 large cookies or 6 dozen small cookies.
Nutrition: The info below is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.2mg