Butter Cookies
What is Butter Cookies?
Butter cookies are a type of baked good made primarily from butter, flour, sugar, and often eggs. They are known for their rich, buttery flavor and can have a crisp or tender texture. These cookies are a popular treat enjoyed worldwide.
Is Butter Cookies vegan?
No. Butter Cookies is animal-derived, so it is not vegan.
Is Butter Cookies gluten-free?
Butter cookies typically contain wheat (a source of gluten), milk (from butter), and egg, all of which are major FDA allergens.
What is Butter Cookies used for?
When listed as an ingredient, butter cookies are added to other food products to provide flavor, texture, and a familiar cookie component.
Is Butter Cookies safe?
Butter cookies are a food product, not a food additive, and therefore do not have an FDA GRAS or approved additive status.
Why it's used
When listed as an ingredient, butter cookies are added to other food products to provide flavor, texture, and a familiar cookie component. They are commonly found in desserts like ice cream, cookie spreads, and snack mixes. Their purpose is to enhance the overall taste and mouthfeel of the final product.
Health notes
Butter cookies are a food product, not a food additive, and therefore do not have an FDA GRAS or approved additive status. As a baked good, they typically contain calories, fats (including saturated fat from butter), and sugars. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2025-2030) advise limiting intake of added sugars and suggest keeping saturated fat under 10% of daily calories. JECFA and EFSA do not evaluate finished food products like butter cookies.
Allergen info
Butter cookies typically contain wheat (a source of gluten), milk (from butter), and egg, all of which are major FDA allergens. Consumers with allergies to these ingredients should avoid products containing butter cookies.
Foods that contain Butter Cookies
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Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Butter Cookies & Sweet Cream Italian Gelato, Butter Cookies & Sweet Cream
High in saturated fat — 40% DV per serving
High in added sugars — 32% DV per serving
220kcal
2Protein
9Fat
31Carbs
Ahold USA, Inc.
Cookie Spread, Strawberry Shortcake
568kcal
2.7Protein
35.1Fat
62.2Carbs
Ahold USA, Inc.
Giant, Snickerdoodle Cookie Spread
568kcal
2.7Protein
37.8Fat
59.5Carbs
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