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Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Sandwich Vanilla
Frozen Foods
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Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Sandwich Vanilla

Tollhouse
28 foz
Available at Foodtown
210
Calories
2g
Protein
19g
Sugars
120mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
78
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Nestle Toll House Cookie Sandwich Vanilla is a boxed freezer-aisle staple: individually portioned vanilla ice cream tucked between two chocolate-chip Toll House cookies, sold alongside other ice cream novelties, ice cream pints, and novelty bars. You’ll spot it in the supermarket’s frozen desserts section near brands that trade on nostalgia and convenience. It reads like an easy, shareable dessert for casual occasions—after-school snacks, backyard BBQs, movie nights, and sporting-event spreads—offering a grab-and-go solution when someone wants a familiar sweet treat without baking. The Toll House name evokes homemade chocolate-chip-cookie heritage, positioning the product as family-friendly and comfort-driven; marketing leans on nostalgic recognition and convenience rather than gourmet or health-focused cues. Labeling highlights familiar words like “vanilla” and the Toll House brand, with small-print ingredients such as “natural flavor,” but no organic or minimally processed certifications; packaging is colorful and kid-appealing but not explicitly child-targeted like licensed-character products. Sensory cues are immediate: a cold, creamy vanilla center with the sweet, slightly chewy texture of chocolate-chip cookies, a handheld ritual of unwrapping and biting into a contrast of cool cream and cookie crumb. Packaging typically uses a cardboard box with individually wrapped sandwiches or a sealed tray—designed for portability and portion control. In plain terms, it’s a highly processed, factory-made convenience dessert combining separate baked cookie components and formulated ice cream with emulsifiers and stabilizers to deliver consistent taste, texture, and long freezer life.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 7
Calories210
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9g12%
Saturated Fat4g20%
Cholesterol5mg2%
Sodium120mg5%
Total Carbohydrate32g12%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars19g
Added Sugars17g34%
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

Chocolate, chip, cookies, (enriched, bleached, flour, [wheat, flour,, niacin,, reduced, iron,, thiamine, mononitrate,, riboflavin,, folic, acid],, sugar,, chocolate, chips, [sugar,, chocolate,, cocoa, butter,, milk, fat,, soy, lecithin,, natural, flavor],, margarine, [canola, oil,, water,, modified, palm, and, palm, kernel, oils,, salt,, monoglycerides,, annatto, color,, turmeric, color,, natural, flavor,, vitamin, A, palmitate,, vitamin, D3],, corn, syrup,, molasses,, natural, flavor,, eggs,, salt,, baking, soda),, skim, milk,, corn, syrup,, sugar,, whey,, coconut, oil,, cream,, guar, gum,, monoglycerides,, carob, bean, gum,, natural, flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • canola oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • annatto color - Artificial coloring
  • turmeric 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 and formulations—enriched bleached flour with additives, margarine with modified oils, corn syrup, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and 'natural flavor'—characteristic of ultraprocessed foods. The product is manufactured as a ready-to-eat composite assembled from processed components rather than minimally processed ingredients.

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Common Questions about Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Sandwich Vanilla

The Tollhouse Cookie Sandwich can be a fun treat, but it’s not what you'd typically call 'healthy.' With 19 grams of sugar per serving and a good dose of added sugars, it's more of an indulgence than a health food. Think of it as a delightful dessert rather than a nutritious snack!

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

Vibe:

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