While there is no “baking season” in my house (I bake year-round and often), I do tend to ramp up my production of sweets as the colder months set in. Recently, as I was fishing out all my baking ...

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?

Brown sugar is a critical ingredient for your favorite chocolate chip cookies, a basic barbecue sauce, or even chocolate cake for the ultimate texture. This beautiful blend of sugar and molasses helps ...

One thing that can derail your baking plans is discovering that the brown sugar your cookie recipe calls for is as hard as a rock. Luckily, we’ve got a super simple tip for keeping brown sugar soft ...

Learn how to prevent clumps, which containers work best, and what to do if your brown sugar has already hardened. Brown sugar doesn’t always behave. One day it’s perfectly soft and scoopable; the next ...