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, ...

Slices of butter on its packaging on a wooden cutting board with a butter knife - gresei/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether you've decided to bake a ...

It happens all the time. I'm in the mood to bake, I've got a great recipe, all of my ingredients are on the counter, and then I read the dreaded words: butter, softened. My butter is rock hard from ...

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 ...

Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to spread cold butter on a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether you've decided to bake a last-minute batch of cookies or are trying to butter your morning toast, waiting for your cold butter to ...