1/2 cup equals how many sticks of butter?

1/2 cup equals how many sticks of butter?

• A. 1 cube/stick butter
• B. 2 cube/stick butter
• C. 0.5 cube/stick butter
• D. 3 cube/stick butter

Answer: (A)

A standard stick of butter is exactly 1/2 cup. In the kitchen, butter is packaged so that each stick equals 8 tablespoons, which is the same as 1/2 cup. So when a recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter, you would use one stick (or cube, if your labeling uses that term). This also means 1 cup would be two sticks, and 1/4 cup would be half a stick. The half-cup amount matches the size of one stick, which is why that option is the correct match.

A standard stick of butter is exactly 1/2 cup. In the kitchen, butter is packaged so that each stick equals 8 tablespoons, which is the same as 1/2 cup. So when a recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter, you would use one stick (or cube, if your labeling uses that term). This also means 1 cup would be two sticks, and 1/4 cup would be half a stick. The half-cup amount matches the size of one stick, which is why that option is the correct match.