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Toll House Cookie Dough, Mini Chocolate Chip
Dairy
📊 NOVA 4

Toll House Cookie Dough, Mini Chocolate Chip

Nestle Toll House
16.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
2g
Protein
13g
Sugars
150mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
46
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Nestlé Toll House Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is the kind of product you find in the refrigerated bakery or ready-to-bake section of a supermarket, shelved near refrigerated biscuit and roll dough, pre-made cookie dough tubs, and other convenience baking items. Packaged in a resealable plastic tub or tray and sold in a 16.5 oz size that yields about 40 mini cookies, it leans into the ritual of home baking without the mixing and measuring. This product is positioned as a multigenerational, nostalgia-forward brand: Toll House evokes classic American cookie-making, targeted at busy parents, home bakers who want a homemade result with minimal effort, and families planning small celebrations. Marketing emphasizes ease, family memories, and heritage rather than health claims. The ingredient list includes familiar words like eggs and flour alongside terms such as "natural flavor" and emulsifiers in the chocolate morsels, which can lend a mild health halo despite no organic certification or explicit "natural" guarantee. In plain terms, the dough is a highly processed, ready-to-bake product produced industrially for consistent texture and shelf life. Sensory expectations are soft, chewy cookies with small semi-sweet chocolate morsels that melt into pockets of chocolate; the dough itself is pliable and creamy, easy to portion, and releases a warm, sugary-butter aroma when baked. Typical use is a quick family baking ritual—preheat the oven, space out mini dough pieces on a sheet, and let kids watch cookies puff and brown—making it a comforting, convenience-led indulgence in American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 onz
Servings per Container: 1
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat3.5g18%
Cholesterol15mg5%
Sodium150mg7%
Total Carbohydrate21g8%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars13g
Added Sugars13g26%
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

BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR,, SUGAR,, NESTLÉ®, TOLL, HOUSE®, SEMI-SWEET, CHOCOLATE, MORSELS, (SUGAR,, CHOCOLATE,, COCOA, BUTTER,, MILKFAT,, SOY, LECITHIN,, NATURAL, FLAVORS),, VEGETABLE, OIL, (PALM, OIL, AND/OR, SOYBEAN, OIL, AND/OR, HIGH, OLEIC, CANOLA, OIL),, WATER,, EGGS,, 2%, OR, LESS, OF, MOLASSES,, SALT,, BAKING, SODA,, SODIUM, ALUMINUM, PHOSPHATE,, NATURAL, FLAVOR..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • high oleic canola 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 ready-to-bake dough contains refined ingredients, industrial chocolate morsels, added emulsifiers, and processing aids (e.g., sodium aluminum phosphate, vegetable oil blends), consistent with an ultra-processed (NOVA 4) product.

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Common Questions about Toll House Cookie Dough, Mini Chocolate Chip

That depends on what your definition of healthy is! If you're looking at it as an occasional treat, then sure, it can fit into a balanced diet. But if you're counting every calorie or trying to cut back on sugar, you might want to enjoy it in moderation since it has around 13 grams of added sugars per serving.

Perfect For

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Vibe:

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