Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookie Dough

April 14, 2008 | Reviewer: Abi

Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Price: $3.00
Serving: 1 cookie, 1.28oz.
Calories: 200
Fat: 18%, 12g
Cholesterol: 7%, 20mg
Sodium: 6%, 150mg
Protein: 5g
Carbs: 7%, 20g
Fiber: 5%, 1g
Sugar: 14g
Weight Watchers Points: 5 Points

Trader Joe says: Nothing

Abi says: Before I get your hopes up too high, I should point out that these cookies are not as good as the chocolate chip ones. Did you really think that peanut butter cookies (or any sans-chocolate cookie) could win? No, it cannot. Chocolate is always the winner.

The other downside of these cookies is that while they seem all healthy with the ‘Gluten Free’ splashed everywhere, they are actually quite calorieriffic. A 1.28 ounce cookie clocks in at 200 calories. Yowzers. I could eat four, no problem. Which makes it all the more silly that earlier today I pulled a Stouffer’s meatloaf entree out of the freezer and then put it back because it was about 640 calories and seemed like too much food.

Also, the Stouffer’s company was joyous about the fact that there were two meatloaves in the package. If I find a single hamburger filling I probably don’t need two loaves of meat. Yeesh.

Yet I will gladly consume many, many cookies. Mmmmm. Each of these Trader Joe’s peanut butter cookies features the heft of a large clam fresh from the ocean, still filled with the brine of the sea. They are delightfully weighty, meaning that you’re not likely to grab more than two at a time. Well, until you finish those. Then you will get more. The cookies are crumblier than I’d like, which is likely related to their lack of gluten. This means that you’ll need to show care when you eat each cookie, handling them gently lest they turn to sand in too-rough hands.

The peanut butter shines through here with a gentle nuttiness that brings back elementary school sack lunches. The cookies weren’t too salty or too sweet, just simple and balanced.

You can easily make your own gluten free peanut butter cookies and forego this pre-made gluten free cookie dough. But if you’re into convenience (and not into washing dishes) and want the ability to bake just a few cookies at a time, pick up a box the next time you’re at Trader Joe’s.

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5 Responses to “Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookie Dough”

Sure Foods Living - for celiac disease, gluten intolerance, food allergies, living gluten-free » 2008 » April » 30 on April 30th, 2008

[...] to toast things of all shapes and sizes, but also for its bake setting. Need to bake just a couple Trader Joe’s gluten-free peanut butter cookies, a few Brazilian cheese breads, or some Ian’s allergy-free chicken nuggets? No need to turn [...]
Libby on June 17th, 2008

um, so usually if I buy cookie dough it’s gets eaten raw…. how is this in the raw?
Trader Joe’s Oatmeal & Cranberry Cookie Dough : Heat Eat Review : We Review TV Dinners, Frozen Meals, and Microwavable Foods on August 22nd, 2008

[...] or 14 minutes (crispy) fall apart if handled with anything other than utmost care (just like the peanut butter cookies). I want an al dente cookie, one that stands up to a train ride to work and gives me an opportunity [...]
dee on May 13th, 2009

my Trader Joe’s got rid of them due to low sales. These are the best ever. I would like to see them back in Surprise Az
Susan Strons on May 14th, 2009

My Trader Joe’s in Naperville, IL also stopped selling them. I would love to have them back. They are the best peanut butter cookies!