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Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
Cooking & Baking
📊 NOVA 4

Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

Betty Crocker
17.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
100
Calories
1g
Protein
12g
Sugars
95mg
Sodium
37
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix arrives in the baking aisle, stacked on shelves alongside cake mixes, frosting tubs, bags of chocolate chips, and all-purpose flour — often adjacent to seasonal baking displays and cookie-making accessories. Shoppers reach for it when they want a quick, reliable dessert: last-minute cookies for a school bake sale, a weekend treat, holiday cookie trays, or a cozy movie-night at home. The Betty Crocker name carries decades of Americana; the red spoon logo and smiling legacy brand convey home-baking tradition, ease, and family-friendly reliability. Marketing skews toward busy parents and home bakers who value convenience and predictable results more than artisan provenance. The front label typically highlights the finished cookie photo and easy-prep messaging rather than organics or clean-label claims; there is no organic certification and the ingredient list shows enriched bleached flour, added sugars, palm oil, and leavening agents rather than whole-food ingredients. In plain terms this is a pre-formulated, industrial baking mix designed to be combined with common pantry items and baked at home. Sensory expectations are immediate: warm, sweet cookies with crisp edges and a soft, chewy interior studded with glossy chocolate chips that melt into pockets of chocolate; the aroma is sugary and vanilla-like. Packaging is a colorful cardboard box (usually with an inner pouch) designed for shelf display and easy storage. The ritual is compact and social — a family measures, stirs, and fills a baking sheet, turning a short list of steps into a comforting, quick baking experience that ties modern convenience to nostalgic home cooking.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2.5
Servings per Container: 22
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2g3%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium95mg4%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
Total Sugars12g
Added Sugars12g24%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Flour, Bleached, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Chocolate, Chips, (Sugar,, Chocolate, Liquor,, Cocoa, Butter,, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, Flavor),, Brown, Sugar,, Sugar,, Palm, Oil,, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Sodium, Aluminum, Phosphate),, Salt,, Nonfat, Milk..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • palm oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This product is an ultra-processed food: an industrially formulated baking mix made from refined, bleached enriched flour, added sugars, palm oil, and chemical leavening agents and emulsifiers rather than whole ingredients. The mix’s composition and role as a ready-to-use formulation that requires minimal fresh ingredients fit NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

Well, 'healthy' can mean different things depending on your goals! This mix is a fun treat, but it does come with added sugars and isn't particularly high in fiber or protein. If you're looking for a quick dessert or a baking project with the kids, it's a great option, just keep in mind that it’s not a health food.

Perfect For

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movie-night
back-to-school

Vibe:

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