Miss Cookie Packaging

Baking Conversion Cheat Sheet

Use this quick guide when your recipe is written in cups, but your ingredients are priced by pounds, ounces, or grams.

These are practical estimates for pricing and are not perfect measurements. Ingredient weights can vary depending on brand, scoop style, and how packed the cup is, but these numbers will get you much closer than guessing.

Flour

1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 120g
1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 4.25 oz
1 lb flour≈ 3.75–4 cups
10 lb bag flour≈ 38–40 cups

Granulated Sugar

1 cup sugar≈ 200g
1 cup sugar≈ 7 oz
1 lb sugar≈ 2.25 cups
4 lb bag sugar≈ 9 cups

Powdered Sugar

1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120g
1 cup powdered sugar≈ 4 oz
1 lb powdered sugar≈ 4 cups
2 lb bag powdered sugar≈ 8 cups

Brown Sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar≈ 213g
1 cup packed brown sugar≈ 7.5 oz
1 lb brown sugar≈ 2 cups
2 lb bag brown sugar≈ 4 cups

Butter

1 stick butter= 1/2 cup
1 stick butter= 4 oz / 113g
2 sticks butter= 1 cup
1 lb butter= 4 sticks / 2 cups

Candy Melts / Chocolate

1 cup chocolate chips≈ 6 oz
1 lb chocolate≈ 2.67 cups
12 oz bag≈ 2 cups
10 oz bag≈ 1.67 cups

Quick Kitchen Math

1 cup16 tablespoons
or 48 teaspoons
1 tbsp3 teaspoons
or 1/16 cup
1 lb16 ounces
or about 454 grams
Quick tip: For the most accurate pricing, weigh your ingredients once while baking and write down your own recipe costs. After that, you can reuse the same numbers every time you make that recipe.