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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 ...

Recently, as I was fishing out all my baking ingredients to whip up some snickerdoodles, I noticed my brown sugar had hardened. Luckily, I know the microwave trick, so I was able to soften it back to ...

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.

The methods were ranked according to ease, length of time to soften and the texture of the revived sugar.

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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.

Expert advice on preventing and fixing hardened brown sugar. Proper storage in airtight containers keeps brown sugar soft and ready to use. Adding bread or a damp paper towel prevents brown sugar from ...