How many calories are in cookies?

100 g of cookies has 488 kcal. 1 cookie, medium, 2-1/4" dia (16 g): about 78 kcal. 1 oz (28.4 g): about 138 kcal.

How much protein is in cookies?

Cookies contains 5.7 g of protein per 100 g (11% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 0.91 g in 1 cookie, medium, 2-1/4" dia (16 g). About 4% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other baked products, that is below the median (median 6.7 g).

How many carbs are in cookies?

Cookies has 58.2 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g.

How much fat is in cookies?

Cookies contains 28.4 g of fat per 100 g, of which 14.1 g is saturated (70% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cookies contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are copper (43% DV), manganese (29% DV), selenium (20% DV), Vitamin A (15% DV) and Thiamin (B1) (15% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cookies?

100 g contains 341 mg of sodium, 15% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Calories in Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter

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Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter contains 488 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 cookie, medium, 2-1/4" dia (16 g) provides about 78 kcal.

Roughly 50% of its calories come from fat, with 46% from carbohydrates and 4% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in baked products on FoodFactly, where the median is 365 kcal per 100 g across 522 foods.

100 g provides 43% of the Daily Value for copper, 29% of the Daily Value for manganese and 20% of the Daily Value for selenium.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

488kcal per 100 g

5.7 gprotein

58.2 gcarbohydrates

28.4 gfat

78kcal in 1 cookie, medium, 2-1/4" dia (16 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	488 kcal
Total fat ?	28.4 g	36%
Saturated fat ?	14.1 g	70%
Cholesterol ?	70 mg	23%
Sodium ?	341 mg	15%
Total carbohydrates C	58.2 g	21%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars	not reported
Protein ?	5.7 g	11%
Vitamin A C	139 µg	15%
Vitamin C ?	0.2 mg	0.2%
Thiamin (B1) ?	0.18 mg	15%
Riboflavin (B2) ?	0.18 mg	14%
Niacin (B3) ?	1.4 mg	9%
Pantothenic acid (B5) ?	0.26 mg	5%
Vitamin B6 ?	0.084 mg	5%
Folate (B9) C	47 µg	12%
Vitamin B12 ?	0.08 µg	3%
Calcium ?	38 mg	3%
Iron ?	2.5 mg	14%
Magnesium ?	55 mg	13%
Phosphorus ?	100 mg	8%
Potassium ?	221 mg	5%
Zinc ?	0.94 mg	9%
Copper ?	0.39 mg	43%
Manganese ?	0.66 mg	29%
Selenium C	11.2 µg	20%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 4%
Carbohydrates 46%
Fat 50%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein5.7 gbelow the median for baked products (median 6.7 g)
Fat28.4 gin the top quarter of baked products (median 11 g)
Saturated fat14.1 gin the top quarter of baked products (median 2.6 g)
Sodium341 mgbelow the median for baked products (median 433 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal1.2 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water5.7 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat ?	8.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat ?	4.5 g

Amino acids (18)

Tryptophan ?	0.072 g
Threonine ?	0.19 g
Isoleucine ?	0.22 g
Leucine ?	0.39 g
Lysine ?	0.21 g
Methionine ?	0.11 g
Cystine ?	0.11 g
Phenylalanine ?	0.27 g
Tyrosine ?	0.19 g
Valine ?	0.28 g
Arginine ?	0.38 g
Histidine ?	0.12 g
Alanine ?	0.23 g
Aspartic acid ?	0.42 g
Glutamic acid ?	1.3 g
Glycine ?	0.22 g
Proline ?	0.4 g
Serine ?	0.3 g

Individual fatty acids (17)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) ?	0 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) ?	0.003 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) ?	3.7 g
SFA 4:0 ?	0.46 g
SFA 6:0 ?	0.27 g
SFA 8:0 ?	0.16 g
SFA 10:0 ?	0.35 g
SFA 12:0 ?	0.39 g
SFA 14:0 ?	1.4 g
SFA 16:0 ?	6.4 g
SFA 18:0 ?	4.3 g
MUFA 18:1 ?	7.6 g
PUFA 18:3 ?	0.84 g
PUFA 20:4 ?	0.013 g
MUFA 16:1 ?	0.35 g
MUFA 20:1 ?	0.05 g
MUFA 22:1 ?	0 g

Carotenoids (1)

Retinol C	131 µg

Other components (6)

Water ?	5.7 g
Ash ?	1.5 g
Energy ?	2,042 kJ
Vitamin A, IU ?	594 IU
Folic acid C	20 µg
Folate, food ?	13 µg

Other forms of Cookies

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Cookies, animal crackers (includes arrowroot, tea biscuits)	446	6.9 g	74.1 g	13.8 g
Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	509	3 g	70.1 g	24.1 g
Cookies, brownies, commercially prepared, reduced fat, with added fiber	345	2.8 g	61.6 g	9.7 g
Cookies, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling, reduced fat	436	2.9 g	76.2 g	13.2 g
Cookies, oatmeal sandwich, with creme filling	398	2.6 g	55.6 g	18.3 g
Cookies, peanut butter, commercially prepared, sugar free	523	10.3 g	50.5 g	31 g
Cookies, coconut macaroon	460	3 g	61.2 g	22.6 g
Cookies, gluten-free, chocolate sandwich, with creme filling	474	2.2 g	76 g	17.9 g
Cookies, gluten-free, chocolate wafer	541	4.1 g	62.8 g	30.4 g
Cookies, gluten-free, lemon wafer	515	0 g	74.4 g	24.2 g
Cookies, gluten-free, vanilla sandwich, with creme filling	493	2.7 g	74.6 g	20.5 g
Cookies, oatmeal, reduced fat	365	4 g	64.6 g	10 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt	502	7.4 g	61 g	25.3 g
Pie crust, refrigerated, regular, unbaked	445	3 g	51.1 g	25.5 g
Crackers, cheese, low sodium	503	10.1 g	58.2 g	25.3 g
Crackers, cheese, reduced sodium	503	10.1 g	58.2 g	25.3 g
Crackers, wonton	521	10.3 g	51.9 g	31.7 g
Noodles, chow mein	521	10.3 g	51.9 g	31.7 g
Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling	497	9.8 g	58.2 g	25 g
Doughnuts, cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed	426	5.2 g	50.8 g	22.9 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 172808. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 90/100 (how it is calculated).

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