We've hunted high and low for a cream cheese frosting that is "thick enough" for our preferences -- like decorating cake kind of thickness. This seems to do the trick for us. We use it for homemade oreo cookies too.
Ingredients
1⁄2 c shortening
6 oz cream cheese
1 pn salt
1 t vanilla
1 lb powdered sugar
Instructions
Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature first so it doesn't make lumpy frosting. Blend the shortening and cream cheese well until fluffy. Add the salt, vanilla, and powdered sugar and mix well. 1 pound of powdered sugar was about 3 1/2 cups for me. You can test the thickness as you add the powdered sugar so you can decide when it's thick enough for your needs. If it gets too thick, try adding a bit of water.