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Use powdered sugar instead of flour when rolling out sugar cookies. The powdered sugar will add sweetness to the cookies and you won't have to worry about adding too much flour.

Place hardened brown sugar in a bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and seal with foil or plastic wrap. Allow to stand at room temperature overnight or until the sugar softens.

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If you run out of brown sugar unexpectedly, mix a cup of granulated sugar with two tablespoons of molasses to make your own.

To reduce the amount of sugar that you use to sweeten rhubarb, try combining the rhubarb with a sweet fruit, such as apples, oranges, blueberries, raspberries or strawberries. Their naturally sweet juices will allow you to cut back on the amount of sugar added.

Raspberries are very perishable and generally can only be stored in the refrigerator for one or two days. Sprinkling with a little sugar will help preserve them a little longer.

When fresh strawberries are unavailable, substitute frozen as follows: if unsweetened, use equal amounts as fresh; if sweetened, reduce sugar in recipe by 1 cup per quart of strawberries; if sweetened with sugar syrup, reduce the amount of liquid in the recipe.

Is your soup too salty? Add a teaspoon of sugar and a teaspoon of cider vinegar, or you can try adding a raw potato.

If soup that becomes too sweet from adding too much sugar or an ingredient added too much sweetness, try adding a little salt to tame down the sweetness.

For recipes where you want apples to hold their shape, adding the sugar called for in the recipe at the start of the cooking process will help keep them from breaking up so quickly.

To preserve the bright color of your Strawberries, sprinkle them with a little sugar, lemon juice or orange juice before adding to your favorite recipes.

Do not add salt to the water when cooking sweet corn because the salt will toughen the corn. Add a little sugar to the water to boost the flavor.

Make Valentine's Day special by using a heart-shaped cookie cutter to create fun recipes for kids to enjoy throughout the day, such as heart-shaped pancakes, sandwiches, sugar cookies, and brownies.

Browse through our collection of family favorite cookie recipes along with some that are sure to become favorites. Whether its for the holidays or anyday, you can have melt-in-your-mouth cookies on hand everyday.