Peabody places the butter between two pieces of parchment paper, then takes a wooden rolling pin and whacks it all over until ...

Beating butter with a rolling pin is the quickest, most foolproof method for achieving evenly softened butter. A stand mixer or microwave are both effective tools, but proceed with caution to ensure ...

We've all been there -- you realize too late that a recipe calls for softened butter, and although you've got plenty of ...

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 ...

Love baking cookies or cakes like me? Softened butter’s your secret weapon! Melted butter mixes like a dream, unlike melted ...

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, ...

Creaming butter and sugar plays a role in making baked goods light and fluffy. It's important to start with softened butter. Always scrape down the side of the mixing bowl to achieve proper texture.

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 ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a quick and easy way to soften and spread refrigerated butter," said an inventor, from Columbia Falls, Mont., "so I invented the BUTTER ...