diff --git a/src/Roux/CooklangPrint.hs b/src/Roux/CooklangPrint.hs
index 4912692..05d1756 100644
--- a/src/Roux/CooklangPrint.hs
+++ b/src/Roux/CooklangPrint.hs
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ renderBody recipe =
         body = T.intercalate "\n" rendered
      in if T.null body then Nothing else Just body
 
--- | Render a single section.
+{- | Render a single section.
+Steps within a section are separated by blank lines, which is how
+the Cooklang parser identifies step boundaries.
+-}
 renderSection :: Section -> Text
 renderSection section =
     let header = case sectionName section of
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ renderSection section =
             Nothing -> T.empty
         items = toList (sectionBody section)
         steps = map renderBodyItem items
-     in header <> T.intercalate "\n" steps
+     in header <> T.intercalate "\n\n" steps
 
 -- | Render a single section body item (step, comment, or note).
 renderBodyItem :: SectionBodyItem -> Text