What oil does Insomnia Cookies fry in?
Insomnia Cookies cooks with Cookie dough is margarine (vegetable oil blend: palm fruit, soybean and olive oils, palm listed first) plus butter, per the chain's own product PDFs' ingredient statements; vegan cookies use coconut oil plus sunflower oil (no margarine); the vegan gluten-free cookie uses parve margarine plus palm oil; canola appears only inside the peanut butter (hydrogenated cottonseed and canola). No fryer. The earlier 'soybean/canola blend' note had no chain source..
The 5 cleanest things to order at Insomnia 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 |
|---|---|
| Oatly Oatmilk | 1.0g |
| Chocolate Chunk Brookie | 4.5g |
| Cream Cheese Icing Cup | 5.5g |
| Chocolate Chunk Blondie | 5.6g |
| Deluxe Chocolate Chunk | 6.0g |
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 Insomnia Cookies report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.
Frequently asked
Does Insomnia Cookies use beef tallow?
No. Insomnia Cookies cooks with Cookie dough is margarine (vegetable oil blend: palm fruit, soybean and olive oils, palm listed first) plus butter, per the chain's own product PDFs' ingredient statements; vegan cookies use coconut oil plus sunflower oil (no margarine); the vegan gluten-free cookie uses parve margarine plus palm oil; canola appears only inside the peanut butter (hydrogenated cottonseed and canola). No fryer. The earlier 'soybean/canola blend' note had no chain source., not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.