How much is a cup of butter a cup of sugar and a cup of flour?

[Virgil]

Trying to follow a recipe for sugar cookies

I think the point is equal volumes of each so if you haven't got a cup measure on your measuring jug then just use a mug or small bowl full of each.

8 oz

236ml

1 cup of butter is about 225 g

1 cup plain flour is about 125g

1 cup caster sugar is about 225g

I'd guess you have more than one cup of flour in the recipe?

yeah about 225gms. for some reason, Nigella Lawson uses 'cups' in her recipes, I was just taking her at her word and throwing in a cup, roughly. I thought this is all very vague!

American cups are different to austrailian cups are English cups I think).

Key point as has already been said is equal volumes.

ps, i later noticed that my measuring jug has a mark saying one cup on the side of it, alongside all the other measurements. had never noticed it (until after i made the cake!)

I think mine was wrong..........

In the US a cup is 250ml. Based on 1ml =!1g that should help.

Thats always bugged me when i see mearsurments in cups,grrr. thank you everyone for converting it.

Well I made the mixture (subject of a separate thread!) but have ended up with masses. Five cups of flour two cups of sugar, one and a half of butter plus eggs and salt and vanilla extract. I think I have enough for about 100 cookies and the first batch didn't taste great