If you’re on a gluten-free diet, Whole Foods is one of the best places to find pre-made gluten-free foods. Thanks to improvements in gluten-free baking techniques, it’s easier than ever to find delicious gluten-free treats like cookies, muffins, and cakes for parties, holidays, or just to have around the house.
Whole Foods offers several gluten-free cookies including Maxine’s Heavenly Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Goodie Girl Chocolate Creme Cookies, Siete Grain-Free Mexican Wedding Cookies, Munk Pack Protein Cookie, Love + Chew Banana Bread Superfood Cookie, and MadeGood Soft Baked Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies. Other gluten-free alternatives at Whole Foods include Flax4Life Chocolate Brownie Mini Muffins and Mariposa Bakery Vegan Peguinos Cupcakes.
Gluten-free flour can be healthier than refined wheat flour. Does that mean that gluten-free cookies are healthier than regular cookies? Read on to learn the answer to that question as well as the nutritional information for a few of Whole Foods’ gluten-free cookie options.
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Are Gluten-Free Cookies Healthy?
Many naturally gluten-free foods are healthy and nutrient-dense. However, gluten-free cookies aren’t healthy just because they’re gluten-free, which is a common misconception. Most gluten-free cookies have added sugar and don’t contain much fiber, vitamins, or minerals. Some gluten-free cookies contained refined oils as well.
The good news: makers of gluten-free cookies are more likely to offer health-conscious products and may be lower in sugar than non-gluten-free cookies. They’re also more likely to use organic and sustainably-sourced ingredients, especially at Whole Foods.
Some gluten-free cookies can be considered healthier than “traditional” cookies. Healthier gluten-free cookies contain natural sweeteners instead of refined, have lower total sugar content, and use high-fiber ingredients like nuts. Some gluten-free cookies even contain vegetable powder to increase their nutrient density!
Which Gluten-Free Cookies Does Whole Foods Sell?
The selection of vegan cakes varies among Whole Foods locations. These are some of the vegan cakes available at the author’s local Whole Foods store – your Whole Foods store may carry a different selection.
1. Maxine’s Heavenly Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Bag Cookies
There are other flavors of gluten-free cookies by Maxine’s Heavenly brand at Whole Foods like Chocolate Chunk and Peanut Butter Chocolate.
Ingredients:
- Gluten-Free Oat Blend (Oats, Oat Flour, Oat Fiber)
- Palm Fruit Oil*
- White Rice Flour
- Raisins
- Organic Coconut Sugar
- Organic Coconut Nectar
- Dates
- Flaxseed
- Organic Gum Acacia
- Water
- Sunflower Lecithin
- Cinnamon
- Sea Salt
- Sunflower Oil.*Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Certified
Nutrition Information (per cookie):
- Calories: 110
- Total Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Sodium: 35 mg (1% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Total Sugars: 6 g
- Added Sugars: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
2. Siete Grain-Free Mexican Wedding Cookies
Siete offers other flavors of gluten-free cookies at Whole Foods including Mexican Shortbread and Mexican Chocolate.
Ingredients:
- Grain-Free Flour Blend (Almond Flour, Tapioca Flour, Arrowroot Flour, Cassava Flour, Chickpea Flour)
- Coconut Oil
- Coconut Sugar
- Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Tapioca Flour)
- Pecan Pieces
- Avocado Oil
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Sea Salt
- Baking Soda
- Cinnamon
- Orange Peel Powder
- Vanilla Extract
- Jasmine Tea Extract
Nutrition Information (per 5 cookies):
- Calories: 150
- Total Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Sodium: 105 mg (4% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Total Sugars: 8 g
- Added Sugars: 8 g
- Protein: 1 g
3. Goodie Girl Chocolate Creme Cookies
Ingredients:
- Sugar
- Rice Flour, Palm Oil
- Corn Starch
- Gluten-Free Oat Flour
- Tapioca Starch
- Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)
- Contains 2% or Less of: Potato Starch, Nonfat Milk, Xanthan Gum, Molasses, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt, Natural Flavor, Ammonium Bicarbonate
Nutrition Information (per 3 cookies):
- Calories: 170
- Total Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Sodium: 140 (6% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Total Sugars: 14 g
- Added Sugars: 14 g
- Protein: 2 g
4. Munk Pack Protein Cookie
Ingredients:
- Peanut Butter
- Cane Sugar
- Plant Protein Blend (Brown Rice Protein, Pea Protein)
- Gluten-Free Oat Flour
- Vegetable Glycerin
- Potato Starch
- Prune Juice Concentrate
- Oat Fiber
- Cinnamon
- Sunflower Oil
- Baking Powder
- Sea Salt
- Sunflower Lecithin
- Natural Flavors
- Xanthan Gum
- Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E) For Freshness
- Monk Fruit Extract
Nutrition Information (per 0.5 cookie):
- Calories: 160
- Total Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 220 mg (10% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g
- Total Sugars: 8 g
- Added Sugars: 7 g
- Protein: 8 g
5. Love + Chew Banana Bread Superfood Cookie
This cookie is one of the healthiest on the list so far thanks to its simple ingredient list and lack of added sugar since it’s sweetened with date paste. It’s also rich in fiber, healthy plant-based fats, and is a good source of protein.
Ingredients:
- Blanched Almonds
- Date Paste
- Almond Butter
- Bananas
- Water
- Chia Seeds
- Vegetable Glycerin
- Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
- Natural Banana Extract, Sea Salt
Nutrition Information (per cookie):
- Calories: 260
- Total Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 135 mg (6% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g
- Total Sugars: 17 g
- Added Sugars: 0 g
- Protein: 7 g
6. MadeGood Soft Baked Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
These mini cookies are great for packing in lunches or if you want a smaller portion. They even include vegetable extracts and are a good source of several vitamins and minerals, so these are cookies you can feel better about eating.
Ingredients:
- Gluten-Free Flour Blend* (Oat Flour*, Tapioca Flour*, Potato Starch*), Cane Sugar Syrup*
- Vegetable Oils* (Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil*, Sunflower Oil*)
- Chocolate Chips* (Cane Sugar*, Cocoa Mass*, Cocoa Butter*, Vanilla*)
- Vegetable Glycerin*
- Chia*
- Brown Sugar*
- Baking Powder
- Vanilla Flavor*
- Vegetable Extracts (Spinach, Broccoli, Carrots, Tomatoes, Beets, Shiitake Mushrooms)
- Sea Salt*Organic
Nutrition Information (per pouch):
- Calories: 120
- Total Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Sodium: 70 mg (3% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Total Sugars: 7 g
- Added Sugars: 7 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Vitamin E: 20% DV
- Vitamin D: 20% DV
- Vitamin C: 20% DV
- Vitamin B6: 20% DV
- Vitamin A: 20% DV
- Thiamin: 20% DV
- Iron: 4% DV
Other Gluten-Free Cookies NOT Sold at Whole Foods
Walker’s Gluten-Free Pure Butter Shortbread Cookie Assortment
Ingredients:
- Flour Blend (Rice, Potato Starch, Maize, Stabilizer: Xanthan Gum)
- Butter
- Sugar
- Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavoring)
- Salt
Nutritional Information (per 1 piece):
- Calories: 90
- Total Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 30 mg (1% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Dietary Fiber: <1 g
- Total Sugars: 6 g
- Added Sugars: 5 g
- Protein: 1 g
FreeYumm Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Soft Baked Cookies
These individually-wrapped cookies are allergy-free and are safe for school lunches.
Ingredients:
- Whole Grain Gluten-Free Oats (Rolled, Flour, Flakes)
- Organic Agave Syrup
- Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
- Molasses
- Sunflower Oil
- Chocolate Chips (Organic Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter)
- Organic Vanilla Extract
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
Nutritional Information (per cookie):
- Calories: 100
- Total Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 65 mg (3% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Total Sugars: 5 g
- Added Sugars: 4 g
- Protein: <1 g
Bakeology Vanilla Chai Crunchy Cookie Bites
Ingredients:
- Organic Rice Flour
- Organic Coconut Oil
- Organic Cane Sugar
- Filtered Water
- Almond Meal
- Organic Tapioca Starch
- Organic Flax
- Organic Vanilla Extract
- Sea Salt
- Cinnamon
- Organic Vanilla Beans
- Ginger
- Organic Sunflower Lecithin
- Cloves
- Cardamom
- Guar Gum
Nutritional Information (per 5 cookies):
- Calories: 130
- Total Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Sodium: 40 mg (2% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g
- Total Sugars: 5 g
- Protein: 1 g
Alternatives to Gluten-Free Cookies at Whole Foods
Flax4Life Chocolate Brownie Mini Muffins
These muffins have a simpler list of ingredients compared to some processed gluten-free treats.
Ingredients:
- Dry Blend (Ground Flax Seeds, Tapioca Flour, Aluminum Free Baking Powder)
- Evaporated Cane Sugar
- Frozen Egg Whites
- Expeller Pressed Safflower Oil
- Cocoa
- Water
- Natural Vanilla Extract
- Sea Salt
Nutritional Information (per muffin):
- Calories: 140
- Total Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 60 mg (3% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Total Sugars: 11 g
- Protein: 2 g
BHU Foods Keto Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
If you like cookie dough better than baked cookies, then this is your ticket! These keto- and vegan-friendly cookie dough bites are gluten-free, rich in fiber, and high in protein.
Ingredients:
- Organic Peanut Butter
- Organic Red Palm Oil (Certified Sustainable)
- Organic Chocolate Chips (Organic Raw Cacao, Organic Soluble Tapioca Fiber, Organic Raw Cacao Butter, Organic Prebiotic Tapioca, Organic Moringa Leaf, Organic Freeze Dried Cherries, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Monk Fruit)
- Organic Soluble Tapioca Fiber
- Organic Pea Protein
- Organic MCT Oil
- Organic Baobab
- Purified Water
- Organic Vanilla Extract
- Organic Sunflower Lecithin
- Sea Salt
- Organic Monk Fruit
Nutritional Information (per one bite):
- Calories: 140
- Total Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Sodium: 30 mg (1% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6 g
- Total Sugars: 1 g
- Added Sugars: 0 g
- Protein: 7 g
Mariposa Bakery Vegan Peguinos Cupcakes
Ingredients:
- Organic Cane Sugar
- Rice Flour
- Water
- Expeller Pressed Non-GMO Canola Oil
- Cocoa Powder
- Tapioca Starch
- Potato Starch
- Egg Replacer
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Natural Gluten-free and Dairy-free Flavors
- Cocoa Butter
- Natural Vanilla Flavor
- Baking Powder and Xanthan Gum
- Cream filling ingredients:
- Non-GMO Powdered Sugar
- Organic Palm Oil
- Organic Rice Milk
- Vanilla Extract
- Sea Salt
Nutrition Information (per one cupcake):
- Calories: 240
- Total Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Sodium: 220 mg (10% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Total Sugars: 23 g
- Added Sugars: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
Simple Mills Almond Flour Brownie Mix
Ingredients:
- Almond Flour
- Organic Coconut Sugar Chocolate Chips (Cane Sugar, Cocoa Liquor, Cocoa Butter)
- Dutch Cocoa Powder
- Tapioca Starch
- Arrowroot
- Sea Salt
- Baking Soda
Nutritional Information (per 1 brownie):
- Calories: 100
- Total Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 110 mg (5% DV)
- Total Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Total Sugars: 9 g
- Added Sugars: 9 g
- Protein: 2 g
Related Questions
There are several keto-friendly cookies at Whole Foods from Lenny & Larry’s and FAT SNAX brands. These cookies are also gluten-free since they contain grain-free flour which is low in carbohydrates.
Does Whole Foods offer gluten-free cakes?
Lucky Spoon Bakery brand at Whole Foods makes a variety of gluten-free cupcakes and cakes. Lucky Spoon uses a gluten-free flour blend including white rice flour, potato starch, and potato flour. These gluten-free cupcakes aren’t vegan friendly, however.
Whole Foods carries brands that make vegan cookies including Munk Pack, Alternative Baking Company, Maxine’s Heavenly Cookies, Siete Family Foods, and 365 by Whole Foods Market. Some of these vegan cookies aren’t gluten-free, though.