In recipes, what do they mean by, for example, ONE STICK of butter?

Question

im making chocolate chip cookies and in the recipe it says one stick of butter, how much would that be say...in cups?

Answer 1

One stick of butter is one half a cup. Sticks of butter are measured out in tablespoons on the wrapper. 8 Tablespoons is 1/2 cup, there's no need to melt the butter to measure, just use the markings on the wrapper.

Answer 2

one stick of butter is 1/2 a cup

Answer 3

A stick of butter is equal to one quarter of a pound. depending on how much air has been whipped into it it will in most cases be one half cup. Most baking recipes that are professional in nature use weight of ingredient to make it the same each time. Size and amount of actual material may very.

Answer 4

One stick of butter is a half cup. Two sticks makes one cup of butter. For more info check out this link its breaks it all down for you. Your best bet is to just use the stick method if possible because it is the easiest way to measure as all you have to do is open the stick and toss it in!

Answer 5

Butter comes by the pound in a box with 4 (sticks)---they are referring to one stick or 1/4 lb of butter.

Answer 6

1/2

Answer 7

1/2 cup butter

Answer 8

1 stick of butter equals:
1/2 cup
4 0zs
or
1/4 of a pound

Answer 9

One stick of butter equals one half a cup. One cup would require two sticks.

Can I have a cookie when you're done?

Answer 10

Butter of often sold in the US in packages of 4 sticks to the pound. Four ounces would be about half a cup.