A cookie is a baked snack, sometimes eaten as a dessert, that typically contains flour, sugars, flavor extracts, eggs, and fat (oils and/or butter). Cookies come in many sizes and varieties, from plain vanilla cookies to fruit filled to double cream stuffed cookies dipped in fudge. Consumers may enjoy cookies that contain other ingredients such as oats, raisins, fruit, chocolate, or nuts.
What Is The Most Popular Cookie In The US?
The Nabisco OREO sandwich cookie tops the charts in the US. It consists of a layer of sweet cream filling between two round chocolate wafers that are stamped with the original OREO design. Shoppers can now find many varieties of OREO cookies, including the OREO Golden Sandwich, OREO Thins, and OREO Fudge Covered. In addition, consumers may enjoy OREO cereal and OREO frozen desserts.
When Was The First OREO Created?
The National Biscuit Company, now called Nabisco, was founded in 1898. After a few years of successfully selling animal crackers, Nabisco introduced OREO Biscuit in 1912. A similar sandwich cookie by Hydrox, which comprised of two chocolate rounds and a creme filling was already on the market. Despite the earlier competition, Nabisco received a trademark for the OREO and later changed the name from biscuit to OREO Sandwich. There have since been a few additional formal name changes, but most consumers refer to it simply as the OREO.
What Are The Best Selling Cookies?
It is estimated that more than 60 billion OREO cookies are sold each year. While the OREO may be the top selling cookie worldwide, there are many other well known delicious cookies.
Pepperidge Farm, founded in 1937 sells cookies, dessert items, crackers, and breads. It was acquired by Campbell Soup Company in 1961 and is now headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Tate’s Bakeshop, founded in 2003, is famous for its crispy chocolate chip cookies sold in the recognizable little green bag. Its founder, Kathleen King, started baking when she was a young child and sold her treats from her family’s farm. With a focus on high quality baking, Tate’s offers a variety of flavors and is estimated to produce more than one million cookies daily. The company is now owned by Mondolez, which also owns OREO.
What Is The Nutritional Value Of A Cookie?
The average serving size of a single cookie is about 28 – 30 grams with 130 – 140 calories. The typical nutritional value contains about 7 -8 grams of fat, 20 grams of total carbohydrate (fiber and sugars), and 2 grams of protein.
Review our list below to learn more about the calories, nutrition and ingredients in a specific type of cookie.
NABISCO
| Flavor | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein | Sugars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OREO | 160 | 7g | 25g | 1g | 14g |
| OREO Double Stuf | 140 | 7g | 21g | 1g | 13g |
| Gluten Free OREO | 160 | 7g | 25g | 1g | 14g |
| Golden OREO | 160 | 7g | 25g | 1g | 12g |
| Mint Creme Fudge OREO | 120 | 6g | 16g | <1g | 12g |
| Fudge Covered OREO | 190 | 9g | 25g | 1g | 17g |
| Snickerdoodle OREO | 140 | 7g | 21g | <1g | 12g |
| OREO Thins | 140 | 6g | 21g | 1g | 12g |
PEPPERIDGE FARM
| Flavor | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein | Sugars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chessman Butter | 120 | 5g | 18g | 1g | 5g |
| Farmhouse Thin & Crispy Butter Crisp | 140 | 6g | 20g | 1g | 11g |
| Farmhouse Thin & Crispy Dark Chocolate Chip | 140 | 6g | 19g | <1g | 9g |
| Farmhouse Thin & Crispy Toffee Milk Chocolate | 140 | 6g | 19g | 1g | 12g |
| Farmhouse Thin & Crispy White Chocolate Chip | 150 | 8g | 18g | 1g | 12g |
| Mackinac Oatmeal Milk Chocolate | 150 | 6g | 21g | 2g | 12g |
| Maui Milk Chocolate Coconut Almond | 130 | 8g | 15g | 2g | 9g |
| Milano Dark Chocolate | 180 | 9g | 22g | 2g | 11g |
| Milano Double Milk Chocolate | 130 | 7g | 17g | 2g | 9g |
| Milano Mint | 130 | 7g | 16g | 1g | 9g |
| Milano Orange Chocolate | 130 | 7g | 15g | 1g | 9g |
| Milano Strawberry Chocolate | 130 | 7g | 16g | 1g | 9g |
| Milano Toasted Marshmallow | 130 | 7g | 16g | 1g | 9g |
| Montauk Milk Chocolate | 140 | 6g | 21g | 1g | 11g |
| Nantucket Double Chocolate Chunk | 130 | 7g | 16g | 1g | 9g |
| Sausalito Milk Chocolate Macadamia Nut | 130 | 7g | 17g | 1g | 10g |
| Verona Apricot Raspberry | 130 | 4.5g | 22g | 1g | 10g |
| Verona Cherry | 130 | 4.5g | 22g | 1g | 11g |
| Verona Strawberry | 130 | 4.5g | 22g | 1g | 10g |
TATE’S
| Flavor | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein | Sugars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate’s Butter Crunch Cookies | 140 | 7g | 18g | 2g | 11g |
| Tate’s Chocolate Chip Cookies | 140 | 7g | 19g | 1g | 12g |
| Tate’s Coconut Crisp Cookies | 160 | 10g | 15g | 2g | 9g |
| Tate’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies | 140 | 7g | 19g | 1g | 12g |
| Tate’s Lemon Cookies | 140 | 7g | 18g | 2g | 11g |
| Tate’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies | 130 | 5g | 19g | 2g | 11g |
| Tate’s Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies | 150 | 9g | 16g | 2g | 11g |
| Tate’s White Chocolate Macadamia Nut | 150 | 9g | 16g | 2g | 12g |
| Tate’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies | 140 | 7g | 19g | 1g | 12g |
| Tate’s Gluten Free Coconut Crisp Cookies | 170 | 10g | 18g | 1g | 9g |
| Tate’s Gluten Free Ginger Zinger Cookies | 130 | 4.5g | 21g | <1g | 13g |
| Tate’s Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies | 130 | 7g | 19g | 2g | 10g |
| Tate’s Vegan Vanilla Maple Cookies | 140 | 6g | 20g | 1g | 12g |