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CHIPS AHOY! Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies, 11.8 oz
Snacks, Chips & Dips
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CHIPS AHOY! Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies, 11.8 oz

Chips Ahoy!
11.75 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
1g
Protein
11g
Sugars
75mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
91
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Chips Ahoy! Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies (11.8 oz) sit on supermarket shelves in the cookie and snack aisle, often near other packaged cookies, family-size crackers, and baking aisle impulse displays. The familiar blue package with a lift-tab resealable top signals an on-the-go, family-friendly treat; the marketing leans into playful, kid-oriented branding and an easy snack solution for parents. This product is commonly grabbed for back-to-school lunches, after-school snacks, road trips, movie nights, and informal gatherings — or kept in a pantry for quick dessert fixes and ice cream toppings. Brand positioning ties to nostalgia and mass-market convenience: Chips Ahoy! trades on decades of recognition, affordability, and the promise of crunchy chocolate-studded cookies rather than premium or artisanal claims. Label characteristics include kid-friendly imagery and statements like “made with real chocolate” that create a mild health halo; there are no organic or natural certifications, and the ingredient list shows common industrial additives rather than whole-food claims. In plain terms, these cookies are a factory-made, shelf-stable snack produced with refined flours, sweeteners, hydrogenated fats, emulsifiers, and artificial flavors — a highly processed packaged food. Sensory notes: each cookie is described as crunchy with pronounced chocolate chunks, a sweet molasses-tinged cookie base, and a slightly oily mouthfeel from palm and hydrogenated oils. Packaging supports casual rituals — pulled from the pantry for lunchboxes, dunked in milk, or crumbled over ice cream — reinforcing its role as a convenient, familiar comfort snack in American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 10
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat3.5g18%
Sodium75mg3%
Total Carbohydrate21g8%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars11g
Added Sugars11g22%
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

INGREDIENTS:, UNBLEACHED, ENRICHED, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, [VITAMIN, B1],, RIBOFLAVIN, [VITAMIN, B2],, FOLIC, ACID),, FUDGE, CHUNKS, (SUGAR,, HYDROGENATED, VEGETABLE, OIL, [PALM, KERNEL, AND/OR, PALM, OIL],, COCOA, [PROCESSED, WITH, ALKALI],, DEXTROSE,, SOY, LECITHIN,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, NONFAT, MILK),, SUGAR,, SOYBEAN, AND/OR, CANOLA, OIL,, FUDGE, CHIPS, (SUGAR,, HYDROGENATED, VEGETABLE, OIL, [PALM, KERNEL, AND/OR, PALM, OIL],, COCOA, [PROCESSED, WITH, ALKALI],, DEXTROSE,, SOY, LECITHIN,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, NONFAT, MILK),, PALM, OIL,, LEAVENING, (BAKING, SODA,, AMMONIUM, PHOSPHATE),, MOLASSES,, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, WHEY,, SALT,, SOY, LECITHIN,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, CARAMEL, COLOR., CONTAINS:, MILK,, WHEAT,, SOY..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Caramel Color - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

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?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, emulsifiers, caramel color) and is a shelf-stable, factory-formulated snack, matching the NOVA definition of ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about CHIPS AHOY! Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies, 11.8 oz

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target, can't it? These cookies are definitely a treat rather than a health food, with 11 grams of added sugars per serving. If you're looking for a little indulgence, they're great, but if you’re aiming for something nutrient-dense, you might want to consider other options.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip
game-day-prep

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