Triple Ginger Snaps — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Triple Ginger Snaps by Trader Joe's TREAT — score 50/90.

A clean-label butter cookie: flour, sugar, real butter, molasses and ginger in three forms, with no artificial anything. It's genuinely indulgent from the sugar and butter, but the formula is simple and honest — a proper treat.

Why this verdict

• Simple butter-cookie formula: flour, sugar, butter, molasses, ginger
• Real ginger in three forms — fresh, crystallized and ground
• Sugar and molasses make it a sweet, indulgent cookie
• No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives

Ingredients (10)

• Unbleached enriched wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour with vitamins added back; standard cookie base.
• Sugar (caution) — One of two added sugars; the product is high in total sugar.
• Butter (cream, salt) (safe) — Real dairy butter, not shortening — clean fat source.
• molasses (moderate) — Second sweetener; adds the dark, spicy depth (trace minerals).
• Fresh Ginger (safe) — Real ginger — flavor, no additive concern.
• Crystallized ginger (moderate) — Ginger candied in sugar — flavor plus a little extra sweetness.
• Ground Ginger (safe) — Dried spice; the third ginger source.
• Baking Soda (safe) — Common leavening agent.
• cinnamon (safe) — Warm spice; no concern.
• Salt (moderate) — Adds sodium; the only reason to watch portions if you are sodium-sensitive.