Cookie Dough Bites is an American candy owned by Taste of Nature, Inc.[1] With a cookie dough confectionery center, they are chocolate covered and most typically sold in theater-sized boxes. Although launched as a chocolate-chip cookie dough flavor, since their introduction, there have been a variety of flavors released. Originally launched in movie theaters in the US in 1997 they are now available in many areas of the world including Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, UK, Europe/EU, several Middle Eastern countries, Australia and New Zealand
Scott Samet and Douglas Chu founded Taste of Nature, Inc. in 1992 in order to manufacture and sell healthier alternative snacks to the movie theater and bulk trade. A lack of growth caused the company to start experimenting with candy products in 1995, leading to their first chocolate-coated cookie dough product that was sold to the bulk trade. The company realized they could create a more appealing product by increasing the amount of dough in each piece and subsequently created their own brand and packaging, launching Cookie Dough Bites in 1997.[1]
Production process
The television show Unwrapped hosted by Mark Summers showcases how Cookie Dough Bites are made. Co-founder Douglas Chu states that they needed to keep their product shelf-stable, so one key ingredient in cookie dough had to be removed, “We have a special egg-free formula that allows the product to stay fresh on the shelf about a year.”[2] Choosing chocolate chip as their primary flavor was the obvious choice, as it is the USA's most popular cookie, and they developed an approach to replicate that, “We based our primary formula based on a chocolate chip cookie, we took it a step further by adding a coating of chocolate so that people could really get that burst of chocolate flavor to each piece they eat. Through extensive testing, we’ve found that an equal 1/1 ratio from chocolate coating to cookie dough center is what people prefer.” Each cookie dough bite piece also sports a thin glossy coating. “One coat of gum arabic gives the bites a glossy sheen, allowing them to keep their shape and avoid sticking together.” The factory can produce 20,000+ pounds of Cookie Dough Bites per day and while the recipe is similar to actual cookie dough, Chu warns that it is not, “It is ultimately candy and not meant to be baked.”[3]
Nutritional facts
The article "Cookie Dough Bites nutrition information” article states,[4] Cookie Dough Bites primarily consist of chocolate (sugar, whole milk, cocoa butter). There are 190 calories in a ½ package serving size of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites candy. The calorie breakdown is: 42% fat, 54% carbs, 4% protein.
Variety
Cookie Dough Bites consist of various cookie and cake-inspired flavors and variety. The variety differentiate themselves with their core cookie dough center, but also through their coating, utilizing dark chocolate and white crème (white chocolate) at times. There are even Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites and Red Velvet bites-flavored sodas[5] released in recent years.
Flavors
Although not all of these flavors are currently in production, many remain in distribution:
After launching exclusively in movie theaters,[8] the first outlet that Cookie Dough Bites were sold in was Blockbuster.[1]
Cookie Dough Bites candy were released in the late 1990s but they may have been ahead of their time. Eater.com reported that 2017 was “set to be the breakout year for edible cookie dough”. Google Trends showed that search interest in “edible cookie dough” was at the highest index it had ever been in 2017.[9]
Douglas Chu and Scott Samet started their company from scratch "in the back of Doug's parents house"[10] with each contributing $5,000 of their own money.
In 2018, the manufacturer of Cookie Dough Bites candy became actual cookie manufacturers when they took over the production and sales of Mrs. Fields pre-packaged cookies.[11]
References
^ abcKlein, Karen (October 7, 1998). "To Make Dough, Try a New Mix". LA Times.com.
^ abcdeLiebig, Jason (November 19, 2015). "New Moon Pie Bites! Plus Some History on the Full Cookie Dough Bites Lineup!". CollectingCandy.com.
^ abcWyman, Carolyn (October 7, 2013). The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book. ISBN9781581571622.
^Lee, Kevin (December 22, 1999). "Class of 1990: Spinning Sugar Into Lucre". Upenn Gazette.
^Dixon, Vince (June 26, 2017). "Why Raw Cookie Dough is Everywhere this Summer". Eater.com.
^Firnhaber, Bethany (November 7, 2011). "Not So Hard to Swallow". LA Business Journal.
^"Famous Brands International and Taste of Nature, Inc. Announce Licensing Partnership for Mrs. Fields Cookies". Cision PR Newswire. August 28, 2017.
January 17, 2023
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Cookie Dough Bites is an American candy owned by Taste of Nature Inc 1 With a cookie dough confectionery center they are chocolate covered and most typically sold in theater sized boxes Although launched as a chocolate chip cookie dough flavor since their introduction there have been a variety of flavors released Originally launched in movie theaters in the US in 1997 they are now available in many areas of the world including Canada the Caribbean Mexico UK Europe EU several Middle Eastern countries Australia and New ZealandOwner Taste of Nature Inc Country United States Introduced 1997 Website www tasteofnatureinc com Contents 1 History 2 Production process 3 Nutritional facts 4 Variety 5 Flavors 6 Trivia 7 ReferencesHistory EditScott Samet and Douglas Chu founded Taste of Nature Inc in 1992 in order to manufacture and sell healthier alternative snacks to the movie theater and bulk trade A lack of growth caused the company to start experimenting with candy products in 1995 leading to their first chocolate coated cookie dough product that was sold to the bulk trade The company realized they could create a more appealing product by increasing the amount of dough in each piece and subsequently created their own brand and packaging launching Cookie Dough Bites in 1997 1 Production process EditThe television show Unwrapped hosted by Mark Summers showcases how Cookie Dough Bites are made Co founder Douglas Chu states that they needed to keep their product shelf stable so one key ingredient in cookie dough had to be removed We have a special egg free formula that allows the product to stay fresh on the shelf about a year 2 Choosing chocolate chip as their primary flavor was the obvious choice as it is the USA s most popular cookie and they developed an approach to replicate that We based our primary formula based on a chocolate chip cookie we took it a step further by adding a coating of chocolate so that people could really get that burst of chocolate flavor to each piece they eat Through extensive testing we ve found that an equal 1 1 ratio from chocolate coating to cookie dough center is what people prefer Each cookie dough bite piece also sports a thin glossy coating One coat of gum arabic gives the bites a glossy sheen allowing them to keep their shape and avoid sticking together The factory can produce 20 000 pounds of Cookie Dough Bites per day and while the recipe is similar to actual cookie dough Chu warns that it is not It is ultimately candy and not meant to be baked 3 Nutritional facts EditThe article Cookie Dough Bites nutrition information article states 4 Cookie Dough Bites primarily consist of chocolate sugar whole milk cocoa butter There are 190 calories in a package serving size of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites candy The calorie breakdown is 42 fat 54 carbs 4 protein Variety EditCookie Dough Bites consist of various cookie and cake inspired flavors and variety The variety differentiate themselves with their core cookie dough center but also through their coating utilizing dark chocolate and white creme white chocolate at times There are even Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites and Red Velvet bites flavored sodas 5 released in recent years Flavors EditAlthough not all of these flavors are currently in production many remain in distribution Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites 6 Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites 6 Fudge Brownie Cookie Dough Bites 6 Cookies n Cream Bites 7 Red Velvet Cupcake Bites 6 Cupcake Bites 7 Strawberry Dream Bites Birthday Cake Cookie Dough Bites Cinnamon Bun Cookie Dough Bites 7 S moresels Moon Pie Bites 6 GingerbreadTrivia EditAfter launching exclusively in movie theaters 8 the first outlet that Cookie Dough Bites were sold in was Blockbuster 1 Cookie Dough Bites candy were released in the late 1990s but they may have been ahead of their time Eater com reported that 2017 was set to be the breakout year for edible cookie dough Google Trends showed that search interest in edible cookie dough was at the highest index it had ever been in 2017 9 Douglas Chu and Scott Samet started their company from scratch in the back of Doug s parents house 10 with each contributing 5 000 of their own money In 2018 the manufacturer of Cookie Dough Bites candy became actual cookie manufacturers when they took over the production and sales of Mrs Fields pre packaged cookies 11 References Edit a b c Klein Karen October 7 1998 To Make Dough Try a New Mix LA Times com Unwrapped Food Network May 2 2010 Episode Favorite Movie Treats YouTube Unwrapped Food Network April 30 2011 Episode The Cookie Jar YouTube Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites Nutrition Information FatSecret com June 17 2013 Stoned Gremlins May 16 2018 Brad Tries Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites Soda YouTube a b c d e Liebig Jason November 19 2015 New Moon Pie Bites Plus Some History on the Full Cookie Dough Bites Lineup CollectingCandy com a b c Wyman Carolyn October 7 2013 The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book ISBN 9781581571622 Lee Kevin December 22 1999 Class of 1990 Spinning Sugar Into Lucre Upenn Gazette Dixon Vince June 26 2017 Why Raw Cookie Dough is Everywhere this Summer Eater com Firnhaber Bethany November 7 2011 Not So Hard to Swallow LA Business Journal Famous Brands International and Taste of Nature Inc Announce Licensing Partnership for Mrs Fields Cookies Cision PR Newswire August 28 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cookie Dough Bites candy amp oldid 1082261242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
