{"id":622813,"date":"1969-12-31T18:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=622813"},"modified":"2022-05-04T09:42:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:42:15","slug":"cookie-dough-taste-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/cookie-dough-taste-test\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Cookie Dough You Can Buy, According to Fanatics"},"content":{"rendered":"I think we all can agree: Warm chocolate chip cookies right from the oven are the best treats. But every once in a while, even the best baker can flub this classic recipe. Who here among us hasn't made one of these baking mistakes?<\/a>\r\n\r\nFor occasions like this, I like to keep a package of premade cookie dough on hand. It might sound like blasphemy to some bakers, but when you're in a pinch, that package can really be a godsend! But if I'm going to rely on store-bought dough for my backup cookies, that dough better taste close to homemade.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to find the best cookie dough out there, I grabbed a handful of brands from popular grocers and put them head to head. Along with some serious cookie fanatics, I judged these popular brands: Annies', Great Value (a Walmart brand), Immaculate Baking Company, Nestl\u00e9 Tollhouse, Pillsbury, Soozie's Doozie's and Trader Joe's. Check out who took the spots in this test.\r\n

Best for Crispy Cookie Lovers:<\/strong> Immaculate Organic Chocolate Chunk Cookies<\/h2>\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to chocolate chip cookies, there's always the great chewy vs. crispy debate. Some folks just prefer crispier, crunchier cookies, and for those people, Immaculate Organic Chocolate Chunk<\/strong><\/a> cookie dough is the option you should look for.\r\n\r\nThese cookies had that nice crisp texture that's great for snacking but even better dipped in a tall glass of milk. Besides that spot-on crunch, all the testers loved the chocolate in the Immaculate's cookie dough. It was rich and creamy\u2014very much a high-quality chocolate.\r\n\r\nAs an added bonus, Immaculate\u00a0Baking Company boasted a lot of benefits: USDA-certified organic, fair trade ingredients, no bleached flour, no artificial flavors, no preservatives and no hydrogenated oils. With all that behind the cookie, we'd feel good serving them if we couldn't whip up a batch of our own\u2014though if you love crispy cookies and have the time, you should give this technique a try<\/a>.\r\n\r\n[embed_shop_button shop_btn_text=\"Shop Now\" shop_btn_url=\"https:\/\/us.amazon.com\/Immaculate-Baking-Organic-Chocolate-Cookie\/dp\/B01K7FHZNW\/\" shop_btn_tab=\"true\" product_name=\"Immaculate Baking, Organic Chocolate Chip Cookies 12 Cookies, 12 Ounce\" product_price=\"\" product_category=\"Amazon Fresh Perishables\" product_retailer=\"\" content_rating=\"\" \/]\r\n

Best for Chewy Cookie Lovers: <\/strong>Great Value Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough<\/h2>\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nDespite a good show from the specialty brands, in the end, a generic brand took the top spot! That's right\u2014Walmart's Great Value<\/strong><\/a> cookie dough won our hearts, and can you blame us? They look picture-perfect! I'll admit, these cookies did score some points for their appearance, but what gave them the win was their taste.\r\n\r\nBiting into these cookies, we found that they were perfectly chewy<\/a>. They had that great soft chocolate chip cookie texture many of us search for (sorry, crunchy cookie-lovers!). As we took seconds, we noticed how these cookies had a nice, subtle vanilla flavor, unlike their counterparts. They also had nice chocolate chips and a hint of brown sugar. Essentially the perfect cookie, or as one tester wrote on the comment card, \"easily the best.\"\r\n\r\n[embed_shop_button shop_btn_text=\"Shop Now\" shop_btn_url=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/grocery\/ip\/Great-Value-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Dough-16-5-oz\/12335098\" shop_btn_tab=\"true\" \/]\r\n

The Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nOf course, the biggest takeaway from this test is that no packaged cookie dough can touch your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. In my opinion, though, that's not really the point!\r\n\r\nI like to rely on these premade mixes as a good backup plan\u2014something to toss in the oven if I have unexpected company dropping by, a secondary sweet to feed my nephews when they aren't interested in the more sophisticated desserts on the table.\r\n\r\nThis all being said, our favorite brands in this test were still pretty darn tasty. After this test was done, you'd think we'd be sick of chocolate chips, but not at all! Most of us dove in for a few cookies to munch on later in the afternoon.\r\n\r\nAs for the brands themselves, we were shocked that both budget brands and more niche brands took the top spots. There's no predicting what's going to please! (Well, I can predict your friends and family will love these homemade cookie recipes.)<\/a>\r\n\r\nNext, check out our 10 simple store-bought sugar cookie mix hacks<\/a>.\r\n

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