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

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip

Betty Crocker
17.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
90
Calories
1g
Protein
10g
Sugars
65mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
39
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip (17.5 oz) sits on the grocery shelf in the baking aisle alongside cake mixes, frosting tubs, and other cookie and brownie mixes. You'll often find it near other convenience baking solutions and boxed cookie mixes, sometimes placed on endcaps for seasonal baking promos. It fits everyday family shopping trips and last-minute dessert needs — think after-school baking with kids, weekend cookie runs, holiday-baking when you need more cookies fast, or a simple movie-night dessert. Betty Crocker is positioned as a classic, heritage brand that evokes home baking and generational familiarity; its marketing leans into reliability and ease for busy parents and nostalgic shoppers who grew up with the red spoon logo. The box art and copy emphasize convenience and familiar flavors rather than modern wellness credentials; the product may carry subtle wholesome cues like “oatmeal” and imagery of oats and chocolate, but there are no organic or clean-label certifications and the ingredient list includes enriched bleached flour, palm oil, and added sugars. Processing context: this is a shelf-stable, industrially blended mix designed for quick home baking — a processed convenience product that simplifies a multi-step baking recipe. Sensory details: when baked the cookies are soft-chewy with oat body and pockets of semi-sweet chocolate, lightly sweet and slightly crumbly at the edges; aroma is warm and buttery with toasted oats and chocolate. Packaging is a colorful printed cardboard box containing a sealed mix pouch, and the ritual usually involves stirring in a few pantry staples (butter, egg or water), scooping dough onto a sheet, and pulling a tray of warm cookies from the oven to share.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2.5
Servings per Container: 22
Calories90
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2g3%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium65mg3%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars10g
Added Sugars10g20%
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),, Rolled, Oats,, 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?

The product is an industrially formulated mix with refined/enriched flours, added sugars, palm oil, emulsifiers/processed chocolate chips and leavening agents, consistent with an ultraprocessed food (NOVA 4).

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Common Questions about Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target! This mix provides a sweet treat with 90 calories per serving, which isn’t too bad for a cookie. However, it does have added sugars and isn't particularly high in nutrients like fiber or protein, so it's best enjoyed in moderation, especially if you're looking for a nutrient-dense snack.

Perfect For

movie-night
holiday-baking
back-to-school

Vibe:

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