Triple Ginger Snaps — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Triple Ginger Snaps by Trader Joe's TREAT — score 45/90.

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 white flour; the base of the product. Fast-digesting starch with the bran and germ removed.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Butter (cream, salt) (safe) — Real dairy butter, not shortening — clean fat source.
• molasses (moderate) — A second sweetener for color and flavor. Minor, but it stacks on top of the sugar.
• 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) — A basic leavening agent. Completely standard.
• cinnamon (safe) — Real spice; the one genuinely wholesome note.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.