Sticks of Butter to Cups
Written by Mustapha B. · Updated August 13, 2026
Convert sticks of butter to cups (1 stick = ½ cup) and other units.
1 cup butter = 2 sticks = 16 tbsp = 227 g = 8 oz.
When a recipe lists cups but your butter is wrapped in sticks, the math is simple: 1 stick equals 1/2 cup, so 2 sticks make 1 full cup. That means 1 stick is also 8 tablespoons, and a half stick is 1/4 cup. For quick mental conversions, just halve the number of sticks to get cups: 4 sticks is 2 cups, 3 sticks is 1 1/2 cups, and a single stick is half a cup.
Most US butter sticks have tablespoon marks printed on the wrapper, which makes measuring without a cup easy. A handy tip: if a recipe calls for 3/4 cup, that is one and a half sticks, or one stick plus 4 tablespoons. Keep the wrapper on while you slice at the printed lines for clean, accurate portions. Note this applies to standard US sticks; butter sold elsewhere often comes in blocks by weight instead.
Butter Converter
1 cup butter = 2 sticks = 16 tbsp = 227 g = 8 oz.
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 cups | 2 sticks (us) · 15.99 tablespoons · 227 grams · 8.01 ounces |
| 1 sticks (us) | 0.5 cups · 7.99 tablespoons · 113.5 grams · 4 ounces |
| 1 tablespoons | 0.06 cups · 0.13 sticks (us) · 14.2 grams · 0.5 ounces |
| 1 grams | 0 cups · 0.01 sticks (us) · 0.07 tablespoons · 0.04 ounces |
| 1 ounces | 0.12 cups · 0.25 sticks (us) · 2 tablespoons · 28.35 grams |
Tips
- US butter comes in ¼-pound sticks: 1 stick = 8 tbsp = 113 g.
- European butter is sold by weight, use the gram values directly.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 2 sticks of butter?
Two sticks of butter equal exactly 1 cup. Each stick is half a cup, or 8 tablespoons, so two sticks together make one full cup.
Is 1 stick of butter half a cup?
Yes. One standard US stick of butter is 1/2 cup, which is also 8 tablespoons or about 113 grams.