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Pillsbury Ready To Bake Big Cookies Double Chocolate Cherry, 6 Count
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Pillsbury Ready To Bake Big Cookies Double Chocolate Cherry, 6 Count

Pillsbury
14 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
1g
Protein
13g
Sugars
75mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
76
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Pillsbury Ready To Bake Big Cookies Double Chocolate Cherry is a boxed refrigerated bakery item you’d spot in the deli/refrigerated dough aisle—stacked near other Pillsbury rolls, cookie dough tubs, crescent rolls and refrigerated pie crusts, often on an endcap beside cake mixes or frosting for impulse holiday buys. The product is aimed at quick celebration moments: last-minute cookie trays for holidays, weekend baking with kids, movie-night treats or afternoon coffee breaks. Pillsbury’s blue-and-white branding and the Doughboy mascot convey family-friendly nostalgia and ease; the marketing leans into convenience and indulgence rather than health, and the package carries no organic or “all-natural” certification. Label features may include imagery of melty chocolate and cherries and simple callouts about ease of baking, but ingredient lists reveal food dyes (Red 40, Blue 2, Yellow 6), emulsifiers and enriched bleached flour—signs of industrial formulation rather than minimally processed baking. In plain terms, this is a ready-to-bake, highly processed dough designed to deliver uniform results: pop onto a sheet, bake for the prescribed minutes, and you get warm, soft-centered cookies with slightly crisp edges. Sensory cues are clear—rich semisweet chocolate chunks, sweet cherry-flavored pieces with a candy-like note, tender crumb from palm oil, and a mellow, Dutched cocoa background. Packaging is a cardboard box with an inner tray holding six pre-portioned dough rounds, reinforcing a quick ritual: family or roommates gather around the oven, the kitchen fills with a sweet, chocolate-cherry aroma, and warm cookies come out ready for sharing or packing into cookie tins.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.5
Servings per Container: 12
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Cholesterol5mg2%
Sodium75mg3%
Total Carbohydrate21g8%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars13g
Added Sugars13g26%
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),, Sugar,, Palm, Oil,, Semisweet, Chocolate, Chunks, (Sugar,, Chocolate, Liquor,, Cocoa, Butter,, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, Flavor),, Cherry, Flavored, Pieces, (Dextrose,, Sugar,, Palm, Oil,, Bleached, Enriched, Flour, [Wheat, Flour,, Barley, Malt,, Niacin,, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid],, Natural, Flavor,, Red, 40,, Blue, 2,, Yellow, 6),, Water,, Cocoa, Processed, with, Alkali,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Molasses,, Eggs,, Baking, Powder, (Baking, Soda,, Sodium, Aluminum, Phosphate),, Salt..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 2 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - 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?

The ingredient list includes industrial ingredients, added sugars, refined flours, palm oil, artificial colors and flavorings and processed chocolate chunks, indicating an ultra-processed product formulated for convenience and shelf stability.

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Common Questions about Pillsbury Ready To Bake Big Cookies Double Chocolate Cherry, 6 Count

Well, that really depends on what you mean by 'healthy.' These cookies pack a sweet punch with 13 grams of added sugars per serving, so if you're watching your sugar intake, they might not be your best bet. But hey, if you're looking for a treat to brighten up your day, they can definitely fit into a balanced diet!

Perfect For

movie-night
holiday-baking
weekend-brunch

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