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Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Chewy Peanut Butter
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Chewy Peanut Butter

Chips Ahoy!
9.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
2g
Protein
11g
Sugars
80mg
Sodium
159
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Chips Ahoy! Nabisco Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups sits squarely in the cookie/snack aisle of a typical American supermarket, shelved alongside other packaged cookies, family-size snacks and co-branded impulse displays. You’ll often spot it near other Nabisco items and seasonal snack promotions, and sometimes featured on endcaps during back-to-school or party-planning weeks. This product fits quick convenience shopping trips, lunchbox additions, movie-night or game-day snack piles, and casual entertaining where bite-sized, ready-to-serve sweets are welcome. The brand pairing — Chips Ahoy!’s long-standing blue, kid-friendly branding combined with Reese’s iconic orange and peanut-butter cues — signals mass-market indulgence aimed at families, teens and nostalgic adults who grew up with both marques. Marketing leans into “soft-baked,” fun and shareable moments rather than health claims. On the label you’ll find playful, colorful graphics, a “chewy” descriptor that creates a comfort/wholesomeness halo, and allergen statements; there are no organic, non-GMO, or natural-certification claims. Processing context: this is a highly processed, shelf-stable baked snack made from refined flours, added sugars, hydrogenated and palm oils, emulsifiers and preservatives. Sensory notes: packages reveal soft, slightly warm-brown cookies studded with chocolate chips and peanut-butter cup pieces; texture is chewy and slightly oily with a sweet, peanut-chocolate punch. Packaged in a resealable/lift-tab multi-cookie bag for grab-and-go convenience, the ritual is casual — a kid’s lunchbox, a handful during a road trip, dunked in milk at bedtime or passed around a party bowl. It’s meant to be an easy, familiar treat rather than a culinary experience.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 9
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat3.5g18%
Sodium80mg3%
Total Carbohydrate19g7%
Total Sugars11g
Added Sugars10g20%
Protein2g
* 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),, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, PALM, OIL,, REESE'S, PEANUT, BUTTER, BAKING, CUP, (MILK, CHOCOLATE, [SUGAR,, COCOA, BUTTER,, MILK,, CHOCOLATE,, SOY, LECITHIN,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR],, PEANUT, BUTTER, CHIPS, [PARTIALLY, DEFATTED, PEANUTS,, SUGAR,, HYDROGENATED, VEGETABLE, OIL, {PALM, KERNEL, AND, SOYBEAN, OIL},, CORN, SYRUP, SOLIDS,, DEXTROSE,, REDUCED, PROTEIN, WHEY,, PALM, KERNEL, OIL,, SALT,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, SOY, LECITHIN],, PALM, KERNEL, OIL),, SUGAR,, SEMISWEET, CHOCOLATE, CHIPS, (SUGAR,, CHOCOLATE,, COCOA, BUTTER,, DEXTROSE,, SOY, LECITHIN),, REESE'S, PEANUT, BUTTER, FLAVORED, CHIPS, (PARTIALLY, DEFATTED, PEANUTS,, SUGAR,, HYDROGENATED, VEGETABLE, OIL, [PALM, KERNEL, AND, SOYBEAN, OIL],, CORN, SYRUP, SOLIDS,, DEXTROSE,, REDUCED, PROTEIN, WHEY,, PALM, KERNEL, OIL,, SALT,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, SOY, LECITHIN),, CORNSTARCH,, DEXTROSE,, BAKING, SODA,, SALT,, REESE'S, PEANUT, BUTTER, CUP, PIECES, (MILK, CHOCOLATE, [SUGAR,, COCOA, BUTTER,, CHOCOLATE,, NONFAT, MILK,, MILKFAT,, LACTOSE,, SOY, LECITHIN,, POLYGLYCEROL, POLYRICINOLEATE, -, EMULSIFIER],, PEANUTS,, SUGAR,, DEXTROSE,, SALT,, TBHQ, AND, CITRIC, ACID, [TO, MAINTAIN, FRESHNESS]),, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR.CONTAINS:, MILK,, PEANUT,, WHEAT,, SOY..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • polyglycerol polyricinoleate - Processed emulsifier
  • TBHQ - Synthetic preservative
  • citric acid - Synthetic preservative
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo 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 and additives (high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers, artificial flavors, preservatives) and is a ready-to-eat, shelf-stable product, which matches the NOVA definition for ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Chewy Peanut Butter

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! These cookies are definitely a treat rather than a health food. With added sugars and ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, they're best enjoyed in moderation, especially if you're looking for something nutritious.

Perfect For

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

Vibe:

indulgentnostalgiccomfortingconvenient
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