browned butter frosting

Name: Browned Butter Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup(s) unsalted butter; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 2 - 4 tablespoon(s) hot water ( only took 2 for the consistency i wanted )

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CJ *

Somewhere, PA

Updated on Feb 18, 2014

After requests for me to post the frosting I used on my cranberry cookies, to make it more accessible...here it is...you know who you are!...for a cake, I would probably triple or at least double the recipe...I'm posting the recipe that frosted 30 cookies. Thanks for the emails...

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Min

method Stove Top

yield frosts 30 medium sized cookies

Ingredients

1/3 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 - 4 tablespoons hot water ( only took 2 for the consistency i wanted )

How To Make browned butter frosting

Step 1

Heat the butter in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Cool for 2 minutes; transfer to a small bowl. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting reaches desired consistency.
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