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The Best Way to Soften Butter Quickly Original

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By Nicole Rufus
| Parade Magazine
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-hard frozen butter that I just took out of the fridge. Related: How to Cut and Prep a Stick of Butter Into Tablespoons 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.
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How to Soften Butter in 5 Minutes

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By Nicole Rufus
| Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
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-hard frozen butter that I just took out of the fridge. 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.
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The Secret Ingredient to the Best-Ever Sugar Cookies

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By Nicole Rufus
| Aol
At holiday-themed parties all over, people are subjected to dry, crumbly, bland sugar cookies. But this year, I want to give you the gift of soft, buttery, flavorful sugarcookies. And there's one ingredient that has the power to transform your sugar cookies from forgettable to fabulous: cream cheese. Yes, you read that correctly. The secret to achieving perfect sugar cookies is simply adding a bit of cream cheese. “What does cream cheese do to cookies?” you might ask. Read on for all of the answers.
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