McDonald’s Chocolate Chip Cookie: nutrition and allergens
The Chocolate Chip Cookie at McDonald’s has 170 calories, 8 g fat, 22 g carbohydrate, 2 g protein and 95 mg sodium, according to McDonald’s nutrition information.
McDonald’s nutrition information for this item is dated January 2022. It is the latest the chain publishes, so newer or changed recipes may differ.
Nutrition facts
| Calories | 170 |
|---|---|
| Total fat (g) | 8 10% |
| Saturated fat (g) | 4 20% |
| Trans fat (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 10 3% |
| Sodium (mg) | 95 4% |
| Potassium (mg) | 60 1% |
| Total carbohydrate (g) | 22 8% |
| Dietary fiber (g) | 1 4% |
| Total sugars (g) | 15 |
| Added sugars (g) | 15 30% |
| Protein (g) | 2 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg |
| Calcium | 10 mg |
| Iron | 2 mg |
Percentages are the share of the FDA Daily Value for adults and children 4 and over, worked out from McDonald’s published amounts (how % Daily Value works). A dash means McDonald’s does not publish that value for this item.
Using the FDA’s rule of thumb that 5% of the Daily Value or less per serving is low and 20% or more is high, one serving is high in added sugars (30%) and saturated fat (20%) and is low in sodium, dietary fiber, protein, cholesterol and potassium. Add it up with other items in the McDonald’s nutrition calculator.
Allergens
According to McDonald’s, the Chocolate Chip Cookie contains milk, egg, wheat and soy.
| Milk | Contains |
|---|---|
| Egg | Contains |
| Fish | Not listed |
| Crustacean shellfish | Not listed |
| Tree nuts | Not listed |
| Peanuts | Not listed |
| Wheat | Contains |
| Soy | Contains |
| Sesame | Not listed |
McDonald’s provides supplier ingredient information for the nine major US food allergens (egg, milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and sesame), but warns that its kitchens share cooking and preparation areas, equipment and utensils, so any item may come into contact with other foods, including allergens. It does not claim any US menu item as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal or kosher.
Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Cookie: Semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, whey, natural flavor, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene [color]), sugar, brown sugar, egg, contains 2% or less: leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, natural flavor, caramel color.
Other items in Sweets & Treats at McDonald’s
By calories, the Chocolate Chip Cookie ranks 1 of 10 in McDonald’s Sweets & Treats section, from lowest to highest.
| Item | Calories |
|---|---|
| Chocolate Chip Cookie | 170 |
| Vanilla Cone | 200 |
| Baked Apple Pie | 230 |
| OREO McFlurryMini | 240 |
| Hot Fudge Sundae | 330 |
| Hot Caramel Sundae | 330 |
| M&M'S McFlurryMini | 340 |
| Strawberry ShakeSmall | 470 |
| Vanilla ShakeSmall | 480 |
| Chocolate ShakeSmall | 520 |
Nutrition for all 10 items in Sweets & Treats at McDonald’s
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Cookies at other chains
McDonald’s is one of 11 chains on this site that sell cookies. Of the 26 at other chains, 1 has fewer calories and 25 have the same or more than the Chocolate Chip Cookie, comparing each at its first listed size; portions differ, so check the serving on each item’s page.
| Item | Calories |
|---|---|
| Panera Bread Petite Chocolate Chipper Cookie | 100 |
| Panera Bread Coconut Macaroon | 180 |
| Panera Bread Chocolate Coconut Macaroon | 190 |
| Pizza Hut The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie | 190 |
| KFC Chocolate Chunk Cookie | 190 |
| Papa Johns Chocolate Chip Cookie | 190 |
| Subway Oatmeal Raisin Cookie | 200 |
| Subway Chocolate Chip Cookie | 210 |
Compare all cookies side by side (27 items at 11 chains)
Sources
- 1 McDonald’s, McDonald’s USA Nutrition Calculator and product pages Covers nutrition, allergens, ingredients and menu · Updated continuously; the site notes values are “correct as of January 2022, unless stated otherwise” · Checked 8 Oct 2026
- 2 McDonald’s, McDonald’s USA full menu category pages Covers menu · Checked 8 Oct 2026
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