Servings: 2 cups

8 ounces cream cheese, room temp 8 ounces cream cheese, room temp
4 TBSPs unsalted butter, room temperature 4 TBSPs unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar, not packed 2 cups powdered sugar, not packed
1 to 2 tsps pure vanilla extract 1 to 2 tsps pure vanilla extract

Cream together the cream cheese and the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time. Then add in the vanilla extract.
This recipe is enough to spread on two dozen cupcakes or cookies. If you would like to pipe it as seen in the pictures, I suggest you double it.

This recipe makes two cups of frosting. If you use two tablespoons on each cupcake, you can frost 16 cupcakes with this recipe. However, if you use 1 1/2 tablespoons on each cupcake you can frost a solid two dozen.  This recipe makes two cups of frosting. If you use two tablespoons on each cupcake, you can frost 16 cupcakes with this recipe. However, if you use 1 ½ tablespoons on each cupcake you can frost a solid two dozen.