What oil does Great American Cookies fry in?
Great American Cookies cooks with soybean oil shortening / palm oil margarine blend, with some butter.
The 5 cleanest things to order at Great American Cookies
Learn this once: a salad with grilled protein and the dressing left off is nearly always the lowest seed oil order anywhere. So the list below sticks to real meals, salads included, never just a water.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Double Doozie Vanilla Frosting | 5.0g |
| Double Doozie Chocolate Frosting | 5.0g |
| Double Doozie Strawberry Frosting | 5.0g |
| Sugar Double Doozie | 8.0g |
| Chocolate Chip Double Doozie | 10.0g |
Lower PUFA is cleaner. These are estimates from published nutrition data and disclosed oils; preparation varies by location.
Why the frying oil matters
Most fast-food chains fry in seed oils like soybean, canola, corn, or a blend of them, which are high in polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). A handful still use beef tallow or other stable fats, which are far lower in PUFA. The oil a kitchen fries in is the single biggest driver of how much seed oil ends up on your plate. See the full breakdown on the Great American Cookies report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.
Frequently asked
Does Great American Cookies use beef tallow?
No. Great American Cookies cooks with soybean oil shortening / palm oil margarine blend, with some butter, not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.