Oreo Buttercream Frosting
Oreo Buttercream Frosting, also knows as Cookies and Cream Frosting, is an American buttercream frosting made with Oreos or other sandwich cream cookies!
Servings: 20
Calories: 209kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened, see notes for salted butter
- 1 pound powdered sugar about 3.5-4 cups
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tablespoons whipping cream or milk up to 1/4 cup, optional
- 10-12 Oreos or other sandwich cookies finely crushed
Instructions
- Pulse the cookies in a food processor or crush or chop finely with a knife.
- Add the softened butter to the bowl of a standing mixer or large bowl with a hand held mixer. Mix on medium to medium high for 3-4 minutes, until the butter is very pale and yellow.
- Add the powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla, and mix on low for 30-60 seconds. Mixing on low makes sure the powdered sugar doesn’t spill out and get everywhere.
- Once the frosting comes together and looks crumbly, turn up the speed and mix on medium high for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
- At this point you can gauge the consistency. If you want it thinner you can add a tablespoon or two of milk or cream. Mix another minute until incorporated.
- Add the cookies and mix another minute. Then it's ready to add to your favorite dessert and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure your butter is at room temperature and soft. You want the butter to be pretty soft so it easily incorporates the other ingredients.
- If using salted butter, cut the salt in the recipe to just a pinch rather than a full 1/4 tsp.
- Beat the butter for a good 3-4 minutes before adding the sugar and cookies and again after adding the sugar. Mixing the frosting for so long makes for a very light and fluffy buttercream.
- If your powdered sugar is old, stiff, or hard, with lumps that don't break when you press them, put it through a sifter before adding it to the butter.
- If piping the frosting, it helps to use food processor to crush the cookies or be sure to chop/crush them into very small pieces or else they can clog the piping tips.
- This recipe makes about 2.5 to 3 cups of frosting and can easily be halved or doubled as needed.
- More Questions? Check out this American buttercream frosting recipe for more common American buttercream questions and answers such as how much a typical batch of frosting will cover, and how long frosted cakes and cupcakes can sit out.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tbsp | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 306IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
