Soften Butter For Cookies. Cut the butter stick in half so you have two long rectangles side by side. When mixed the softened fat traps air pockets so cookies cakes and frosting will turn out light instead of dense.
The butter will fall into cubes and the cubes will soften fairly quickly in about 15 minutes. This range allows the needle-like beta prime fat crystals to be solid but still pliable. Heres more on how to cream butter and sugar the right way.
When you need softened butter for a recipe and end up with melted butter set aside the melted version for cooking or table use then soften more for your baking.
Cut the butter stick in half so you have two long rectangles side by side. Creaming colderroom temperature butter with sugar will lead to cookies with a higher more cake like texture. Step 4 Bake in 325-350 degree oven 10 minutes or until golden brown. Grate cold butter or cut it into thin slices to help it soften quickly or speed the process by kneading it or rolling it between sheets of wax paper.