brown sugar and cookies

[cleofus1]

I purchased some brown sugar to make cookies for the kids...now this is not the first time i've had this problem...whenever i buy a box of brown sugar it comes out of the box like a brick. is this normal? am i supposed to use a cheese grater? whats the buzz on this?

[bearfan454]

1. Microwave it for a short time.

It softens it up, not too long though.

[ihaveaquestion]

2. It's just a little dry. Microwave it for about 10 sec before you use it.

[IronLionZion]

3. just smash it up with a spoon

yes brown sugar is normally like that

[cleofus1]

4. thank you

my kids can now have chocolate chip cookies tonight

[DemExpat]

5. My 19 year old son just now made us some chocolate chip

cookies!

Having kids (grow up :-)) is GREAT!

:kick:

DemEx

[cleofus1]

6. i just want mine to reach the sink

so i can make them do the dishes

[Kadie]

7. You can also

put the brown sugar in a container with a chunk of apple. The moisture from the apple will soften the sugar.

Lately I have been purchasing the brown sugar in the plastic bags instead of the box, it doesn't seem to get hard as fast.