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Pepperidge Farm Soft Baked Chocolate Chuck Cookies
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Pepperidge Farm Soft Baked Chocolate Chuck Cookies

Pepperidge Farm®
8.60 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
0g
Protein
11g
Sugars
75mg
Sodium
73
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You’d typically find Pepperidge Farm Soft Baked Chocolate Chunk Cookies in the cookie and snack aisle of a grocery store, shelved near other branded cookie packs, packaged baked goods, and sometimes alongside crackers and breakfast pastries. They fit into a wide range of low-effort occasions — last-minute dessert runs, family snack stashes, school lunch add-ins, or an impulse pick for movie night. The brand positioning reads as approachable nostalgia: Pepperidge Farm markets itself as a heritage baker with an emphasis on homestyle taste and quality ingredients, aimed at families and adults seeking a familiar, slightly upscale packaged cookie rather than a gourmet or artisanal product. Label characteristics include classic brand logos and claims like “soft baked” and “made with real milk chocolate,” but there’s no organic certification and no overt “natural” or health halo beyond taste-focused language; the pack leans more on comfort than on health positioning. Processing context: this is an industrially produced, shelf-stable packaged cookie made with refined flours, added sugars, emulsifiers, and processed fats — a convenience baked good. Sensory details emphasize a soft, chewy crumb with pockets of rich milk chocolate chunks and a slightly buttery, sweet finish; the product is sold in an 8.6-ounce retail bag holding eight chewy cookies, intended to be grabbed and eaten straight from the pack or dunked into milk or coffee. Rituals around it are casual and communal — shared at cookie platters, tucked into lunchboxes, crumbled onto ice cream, or enjoyed as a quick, comforting sweet between meals.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 8
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat3.5g18%
Cholesterol10mg3%
Sodium75mg3%
Total Carbohydrate21g8%
Total Sugars11g
Added Sugars11g22%
Protein0g
* 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

MADE, FROM:, ENRICHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, (FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, MILK, CHOCOLATE, (SUGAR,, COCOA, BUTTER,, SKIM, MILK,, CHOCOLATE,, MILKFAT,, DEXTROSE,, SOY, LECITHIN,, VANILLA, EXTRACT),, FRUCTOSE,, VEGETABLE, OILS, (PALM, AND/OR, SOYBEAN, AND, HYDROGENATED, SOYBEAN),, BROWN, SUGAR, (SUGAR,, INVERT, SUGAR,, MOLASSES),, BUTTER,, CORN, SYRUP, SOLIDS,, SUGAR,, CONTAINS, 2%, OR, LESS, OF:, CORNSTARCH,, EGGS,, MALTED, BARLEY, FLOUR,, BAKING, SODA,, SALT,, NATURAL, FLAVORS,, CREAM, OF, TARTAR,, AMMONIUM, BICARBONATE., CONTAINS:, WHEAT,, MILK,, SOY,, EGGS..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean - 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?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (refined enriched flour, multiple added sugars, corn syrup solids, hydrogenated/processed vegetable oils, emulsifiers, and flavorings) typical of ultra-processed foods, so it classifies as NOVA 4.

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Common Questions about Pepperidge Farm Soft Baked Chocolate Chuck Cookies

Well, that depends on your definition of 'healthy'! These cookies are a delightful treat rather than a health food, with 140 calories and 11 grams of added sugars per cookie. They can definitely fit into a balanced diet if enjoyed in moderation, especially if you're looking for a sweet indulgence.

Perfect For

movie-night
road-trip
back-to-school

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentcomfortingconvenient
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