Step 1

– 1 cup caster sugar

Step 2

– 1 cup tightly packed light or dark brown sugar

Step 3

– 1 cup raw sugar (Turbinado or Muscavado sugar)

Step 4

– 1 cup coconut sugar, maple sugar or date sugar (date sugar doesn’t melt or dissolve)

Step 5

– 1-3/4 cup unsifted powdered sugar (or 2 cups sifted)

Step 6

– 3/4 cup honey + 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (Reduce one of the other liquids in the recipe by 1/4 cup, or add 1/4 cup flour, if there aren’t any other liquids. Then, reduce oven temp by 25 degrees Fahrenheit.)

Step 7

– 1-1/3 cup molasses (not blackstrap) + 1 teaspoon baking soda (Reduce one of the other liquids in the recipe by 1/3 cup, or add 1/3 cup flour, if there aren’t any other liquids. Then, reduce oven temp by 25 degrees Fahrenheit.)

Step 8

– 3/4 cup maple syrup + 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. (Reduce one of the other liquids in the recipe by 3 Tbsp, or add 3 Tbsp flour, if there aren’t any other liquids. Then, reduce oven temp by 25 degrees Fahrenheit.)

Step 9

– 3/4 cup light corn syrup (Reduce one of the other liquids in the recipe by 1/4 cup, or add 1/4 cup flour, if there aren’t any other liquids. Then, reduce oven temp by 25 degrees Fahrenheit.)