This article reviews the 12 gluten-free cookies, ranking them from worst to best based on taste, texture, and value. Here’s a summary:
1. Simple Mills Chocolate Chip Crunchy Cookies
- Rating: Best
- Description: Made from almond flour; clean ingredients with no aftertaste. Delightfully crunchy and flavorful.
- Calories: 150 per 4 cookies.
2. Goodie Girl Mint Cookies
- Rating: Second Best
- Description: A gluten-free take on Thin Mints, with perfect mint flavor and chocolate coating.
- Calories: 160 per 4 cookies.
3. Gluten Free Oreos
- Rating: Third Best
- Description: Similar taste to classic Oreos, slightly more crunchy.
- Calories: 160 per 3 cookies.
4. Goodie Girl Gluten Free Fudge Striped Cookies
- Rating: Fourth Best
- Description: Comparable to Keebler’s; rich in flavor without the dry texture common in gluten-free options.
- Calories: 160 per 4 cookies.
5. Partake Soft Baked Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Rating: Fifth Best
- Description: Soft texture, great cinnamon flavor, but pricey.
- Calories: 140 per 3 cookies.
6. Tate’s Bake Shop Gluten Free Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Rating: Sixth Best
- Description: Lacks chocolate flavor, crispy texture can be messy.
- Calories: 140 per 2 cookies.
7. Glutino Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Rating: Seventh Best
- Description: Average flavor; better gluten-free options available.
- Calories: 140 per 2 cookies.
8. Kinnikinnick Gluten-Free Vanilla Wafers
- Rating: Eighth Best
- Description: Decent cookies, but didn’t match up to Nilla Wafers.
- Calories: 140 per 7 cookies.
9. Chips Ahoy! Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Rating: Ninth Best
- Description: Good chewy texture, but chemical aftertaste.
- Calories: 140 per 2 cookies.
10. Mi-Del Gluten Free Ginger Snaps
- Rating: Tenth Best
- Description: Oddly textured and overpoweringly spicy ginger flavor.
- Calories: 130 per 2 cookies.
11. Cybele’s Free To Eat Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Rating: Eleventh Best
- Description: Disappointing flavor with a chemical aftertaste.
- Calories: 130 per 2 cookies.
12. Siete Strawberries and Cream Grain Free Cookies
- Rating: Worst
- Description: Salty, buttery taste without sweetness or actual strawberry flavor.
- Calories: 140 per 5 cookies.
Methodology
Cookies were ranked based on taste, texture, and value, with personal preferences noted in chocolate flavors. Prices may vary over time.
