Orange Cream Cheese Frosting recipe

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Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
¾ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

45.4 calories
carbohydrate: 6.3 g
cholesterol: 3.1 mg
fat: 2.2 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 0.4 g
saturatedFat: 0.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 8.4 mg
sugar: 6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Beat cream cheese, butter or margarine, orange peel, and orange juice until creamy. Beat in confectioner's sugar until blended and smooth.

  2. Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons on each cooled cookie. Sprinkle with walnuts.

  3. Let icing set 1 to 2 hours. Refrigerate in an airtight container with waxed paper between layers up to 1 week.

Recipe Yield

3 cups

Recipe Note

Great on Carrot Walnut Cookies (see recipe).

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