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Cookies: compare ingredients, then choose.

Compare cookies and baked treats by flour, oil, sugar, and allergen ingredients.

Research · Cookies

What our research found about cookies

Cookies are a treat, and the ingredient list shows the trade-offs: flour type (wheat, almond, oat or gluten-free blends), sugar or alternative sweeteners, and the fat (butter, palm, sunflower, coconut or other oils). Gluten-free and allergen-friendly cookies replace wheat, eggs or dairy with starches and gums, so they should be compared with each other.

Protein and “keto” cookies swap sugar for sweeteners and add protein isolates and fiber, which changes both flavor and digestion. Serving sizes are usually one to three cookies, so compare added sugars and saturated fat per serving.

Products
374 brands
Full labels recorded
1849% of the shelf
Maker says organic
0maker’s claim
List an added sweetener
10of 18 labels
List a seed oil
10of 18 labels
Typical label length
11ingredients (median)

Counts use complete, current ingredient labels only. Records without a published label stay unknown and are never counted as clean.

What to compare

  • Flour and fat. The first ingredients show whether it is wheat, nut or gluten-free flour and which fat is used.
  • Added sugars. Compare grams per cookie.
  • Allergens. Check milk, egg, wheat, soy and nuts.
  • Sweetener type. Sugar, monk fruit, allulose or sugar alcohols.

References

  1. Added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  2. Food allergies and allergen labeling U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  3. Gluten-free labeling of foods U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  4. Aspartame and other sweeteners in food U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Compare the recorded labels

Find the ingredients that matter to you.

37 of 37 products

“No …” columns: None found on the label · Listed on the label · Unknown. Claims: verified · not established. Default: most check marks first; not a health score.

Compare product claims and recorded ingredients. Click a column heading to sort.
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71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
71 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →4
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimBuy on Amazon ↗5.5 oz boxProduct details →3
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
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63 / 1008 of 9 groups clear · no organic claimSearch on Amazon ↗Product details →3
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Unknown and stale evidence never passes “Only show matches.” The clean score is strict and needs no setup: nine additive groups on the current label plus verified organic and sourcing claims; without them a product cannot reach 100. It is not a nutrition, allergy, or safety rating.

“Buy on Amazon” opens a reviewed product listing; “Search on Amazon” opens an Amazon search for the product, so pick the exact match yourself. Confirm the package, seller, availability, and current price before checkout. Buying links do not influence ingredient results.

01 · A closer look

Your preferences, explained.

The clean score is strict and needs no setup: nine additive groups not found in a current ingredient statement, plus a verified organic claim (and a grass-fed or pasture-raised claim for animal foods), are needed for 100; a possible match earns half and a missing claim earns nothing. Missing or expired evidence stays unknown. It does not assess nutrition, allergies, contaminants, or safety.