We’ve all experienced that moment of kitchen despair when you begin a baking project and realize you forgot to set out your butter for softening. We’ve also all been privy to the errors of stubbornly ...

In the past, I was often indifferent about a recipe calling for softened butter. I would just throw a stick of cold butter in the stand mixer bowl and hope for the best. But now that I'm a bit older ...

While I’ve been baking now for over 20 years, and despite even cooking professionally for about five of those, I still forget to take butter out to soften before baking. Whether it’s cakes or cookies, ...

If you've ever decided to bake a batch of cookies at the last minute, you know that bringing a stick or two of butter to room temperature safely and quickly is important—but it's also tricky business.

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 ...

1. Fill a tall glass with boiling hot water and line a small plate with a paper towel. 3. Pour out the hot water from the glass, then immediately place the empty hot glass over the stick of butter.