Brown sugar hardens over time as it loses moisture. Soften it by gently warming it and keep it moist by storing it in an ...

Brown sugar doesn’t always behave. One day it’s perfectly soft and scoopable; the next, it’s a solid, unyielding block. Why does this happen, and how should you store brown sugar to avoid hard lumps?

Expert advice on preventing and fixing hardened brown sugar. Simply Recipes / Domino While there is no “baking season” in my house (I bake year-round and often), I do tend to ramp up my production of ...

We’ve all opened a long-ago purchased box of brown sugar only to find it has turned into a brick. No amount of banging it against the counter will return it to its once supple, wet sand-like texture.

Don't throw out that rock-hard chunk of sugar — we've got tips to help you salvage it. Stacey Ballis is a novelist, cookbook author, and food writer with 20 years of experience. She has authored a ...

Brown sugar hard as a rock? Here's how to get it soft again. It’s happened to the best of us: you’re all set to bake a batch ...

How maddening to reach for the brown sugar, expecting it to be soft and fluffy, only to find a rock-hard clump in the bottom of the box. Or how about this: Brown sugar is on sale, so you stock up.

I like my chocolate chip cookies to be wider than they are tall, with molten pools of chocolate in the center and a crunchy exterior that shatters between my teeth. I want the butter to teeter on the ...