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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Brown sugar hardens when exposed to oxygen due to its molasses content. To avoid lumps, store it in an ...

One thing that can derail your baking plans is discovering that the brown sugar your cookie recipe calls for is as hard as a ...

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.

If you have a day or two, just place a piece of fresh bread in a container with the brown sugar, seal the container, and your brown sugar will soften right up. If you are in a hurry, place the brown ...