Learn how to measure sticks, cups, tablespoons, and ounces of butter. Medically reviewed by Jerlyn Jones, MS, MPA, RDN, LD, CLT One cup of butter equals two sticks. A stick of butter is equal to 1/2 ...

At this very moment, there is a humble stick of butter sitting in the refrigerators of millions of American kitchens. Baking recipes often call for half or full sticks, and every good mashed potato ...