There have been countless times when I’ve planned to bake something (like holiday cookies), but as soon as I scan through the recipe, I realize that it calls for softened butter and all I have is rock ...

Follow these methods to soften butter correctly for baking and more. Diving in on a baking project? Don't forget to soften the butter first! Softened butter is used in a variety of recipes, from ...

Softening butter is an important step for many baked goods. Using butter while it's cold, softened, and melted all achieve drastically different results when baking. Softened, or room temperature, ...

While many cookie and cake recipes call softened butter (or butter at room temperature), all too often we forget to pull it out of the fridge an hour before we're ready to bake. Why is its the ...

Whether or not you can leave butter out on the counter is a common storage debate, as is whether you should store butter in ...

If you use butter, you’re familiar with the dilemma of pulling a cold stick out of the fridge to use on toast or in a recipe that calls for softened butter. Throwing it in the microwave can lead to a ...