What Is Double ½ Stick of Butter?
Double ½ stick of butter is 1 stick of butter — that's ½ cup of butter.
Measure it as: 1/2 cup
How to measure 1 stick of butter
- With standard cups & spoons: 1/2 cup
- Tablespoon method: count out 8 level tablespoons. A cup is 16 tablespoons, so awkward cup fractions often come out to a clean number of spoons.
- By volume: 118 ml, or 4 fluid ounces — handy if you have a measuring jug.
- Using the wrapper: US butter sticks have tablespoon markings printed on the wrapper — 1 stick of butter is 8 tablespoons, so cut at the right marking.
Here's the math: ½ stick of butter is 4 tablespoons. Take double of that and you get 8 tablespoons, which is 1 stick of butter. Scaling up is forgiving for most ingredients — but see the FAQ below for the ones that aren't.
1 stick of butter, every way
| Cups | ½ cup |
| Tablespoons | 8 tbsp |
| Grams | about 114 g |
| Ounces | about 4 oz |
Recipe Doubling Chart: nearby amounts
| Original | Double | Measure it as |
|---|---|---|
| ½ stick of butter | 1 stick of butter | 1/2 cup |
| 1 stick of butter | 2 sticks of butter | 1 cup |
| 1½ sticks of butter | 3 sticks of butter | 1 cup + 1/2 cup |
| 2 sticks of butter | 4 sticks of butter | 2 cups |
See the full recipe doubling chart →
Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons is 1 stick of butter?
1 stick of butter equals exactly 8 tablespoons. That's often the easiest way to measure it: just count out level tablespoons.
What is double ½ stick of butter in milliliters?
Double ½ stick of butter is about 118 ml (4 fl oz).
Anything to watch out for when doubling a recipe?
Most ingredients scale straight across, but baking powder, baking soda, salt, and strong spices are best scaled to about ¾ of the multiplied amount, then adjusted to taste. Cooking and baking times also increase less than you'd expect — check early.