In culinary school, and then as a professional recipe developer, cookbook author, and food director at REAL SIMPLE, it has been ingrained in me to use unsalted butter in baking, as opposed to salted.

Cultured butter gives cookies and shortbread a gentle, tangy background note. The butter, different from what's labeled ''sweet cream butter'' in the supermarket, is the result of introducing good, ...

This savory shortbread offers great butter flavor, a lovely smooth cookie texture, herbal notes from the rosemary and a salty punch. Perfect for a charcuterie board. Instructions: Whisk flour and salt ...

Crisp, buttery shortbread, tangy lemon custard and a dusting of powdered sugar — a classic lemon bar is an irresistible burst of lemony sunshine. There are numerous recipes for the timeless dessert, ...

If you’re a home baker, you can never have enough butter stashed away in your fridge and freezer. Because who hasn’thit up their grocery store only to find that the entire stock of unsalted butter was ...

It’s easy to think of butter as just butter. But, in baking, temperature completely changes how it behaves in your dough or ...

Craving a sweet treat? Explore easy cookie recipes that fit real-life snacking, whether you’re sharing with friends or ...