Not sure how best to measure out your butter for a recipe? Here are a few methods to portion out exactly a cup, whether it's ...

Spread on half of the cookies and top each with another cookie. Makes about five dozen sandwiches. ½ cup butter (1 stick at room temperature) ½ cup Crisco ⅔ cup granulated sugar 1 small can (5 ...

two sticks of butter equal 227 grams or one half block. Finally, if all else fails, you could use the water-displacement method. Just fill a 2-cup measuring cup with water up to the 1-cup mark.