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 ...

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 ...

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

We all love butter, but let’s face it, when you’re ready to start baking and discover your butter is hard as a rock, it’s, well, a pain in the butt…er. Do not worry; we tested several methods for ...

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 ...