Help! My brown sugar has turned into a rock!

[sunnychooks]

I'm in the middle of making Oatmeat Raisin cookies and my brown sugar has hardened! Does anyone know a trick to get it soft in a hurry? I think there's a way to do it with a microwave but I don't own one. Can someone help me???

 

[texaschick-a-dee]

put it in the food processor or a blender

 

[jbowyer01]

I only know how to do it with a microwave. Do you have a food processor? Maybe you could run it through that?

 

[sunnychooks]

I don't have a food processor, but I'll try the blender. Thanks!!!

 

[wegotchickens]

Put an oven-safe bowl full of hot water in the oven and put the sugar in a different bowl. Place them both next to each other on the rack and put the oven on it's lowest setting.

Mom told me to do this once. I ended up whacking my lump of sugar with a hammer handle though, and then crunching it the rest of the way with a rolling pin. I was having anger issues that day

 

[farmerlor]

You could just melt it with butter that you're going to put in the cookies

 

[SunAngel]

I keep mine in a tupperware container with a piece of bread now. The bread keeps it soft. I got tired of it getting hard before I could use it all. Never tried the food processor to break it up, good idea.

 

[sunnychooks]

The blender broke it apart enough for me to mush it by hand. Luckily, the inside was still soft! I like the oven idea and I'll definitely do the bread idea.
Cookies are in the oven now!!!

Thanks everyone!

 

[Livinzoo]

I heard that you can store a few marshmallows in the bag to prevent it from turning hard.

 

[Mahonri]

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That's what my wife does.