The butter should be room temperature soft so that it can be easily incorporated into the rest of the ingredients and help form a soft, supple dough. If a recipe needs anything aside from room temperature butter, it will specifically say "cold," "melted," etc. Otherwise, you can assume it should be soft to the touch--room temperature is fine. Enjoy this recipe! Kye@KAF
March 10, 2016 at 2:32pm
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