Make Butter Room Temperature Quickly. Allow it to sit for 1 minute and pour out the water. If you have a little bit of time on your hands you can cut the stick s of butter into fourths lengthwise and then cube into small pieces.
When it comes to butter room temperature refers to the semi-solid stage where butter is extremely spreadable but still holds its shape. The Kitchn says that after softening straight-from-the-fridge butter in this fashion it only takes minutes for it to become room temperature. In the video above The Shortcut offers a method for quickly softening butter that does not compromise its texture as putting it in the microwave might but instead gently brings it to room.
Allow it to sit for 1 minute and pour out the water.
Room temperature butter is cool to the touch and about 65F 18C which might be colder than your kitchen. To get it there more quickly trygrating cold or frozen butter. And butter thats too warm causes cookies to overspread. Wait just 5-10 minutes depending on how cold your butter was and just like that your butter should be perfectly soft and room temperature.