Sugar cookie calories come to 112 for one 23 g cookie baked from refrigerated dough, or 489 per 100 g. Size is what moves the total: a large 45 g bakery cookie hits 209 calories. Fat supplies 43% of those calories and protein a token 4%, so this is a pure treat.
112kcal
1 cookie · 23 g, baked from refrigerated dough
4%protein
1.1 gProtein
15 gCarbs
5.3 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Baked from refrigerated dough · per 23 g
Calories
112 kcal
Protein
1.1 g
Carbohydrate
15.1 g
Fat
5.3 g
Saturated fat
1.4 g
Cholesterol
7 mg
Sodium
83 mg
Potassium
37 mg
Iron
0.4 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Sugar cookie: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 cookie (23 g)
112
1.1 g
15.1 g
5.3 g
83 mg
6%
1 medium (30 g)
139
1.6 g
20.2 g
5.9 g
116 mg
7%
1 large (45 g)
209
2.4 g
30.3 g
8.8 g
173 mg
10%
100 g
489
4.7 g
65.6 g
23.1 g
362 mg
24%
3 × 1 cookie (23 g)
337
3.2 g
250 mg
5 × 1 cookie (23 g)
562
5.4 g
416 mg
A large sugar cookie runs 209 calories
The standard serving is one cookie of 23 g, about the size you get from slicing a tube of refrigerated dough, and it lands at 112 calories. That is 6% of the daily value for calories, which is modest for a sweet. Step up to a medium 30 g cookie and the count rises to 139.
Bakery and coffee-shop cookies are where the total jumps. A large 45 g cookie carries 209 calories, 10% of the daily value, plus 173 mg of sodium and 12.3 g of sugars. That single cookie is close to two small ones, which come to 225 calories together.
Stacking small cookies moves the number just as fast. Three come to 337 calories, and five reach 562 calories with 416 mg of sodium and only 5.4 g of protein. If you track, count the cookies and note their size instead of logging a generic cookie, because the gap between a small and a large one is nearly a second cookie.
Sugar and fat carry almost every calorie
Per 100 g, a baked sugar cookie holds 65.6 g of carbohydrate, 23.1 g of fat and 4.7 g of protein. Translated into calories, carbs supply 54%, fat 43% and protein only 4%. That is the profile of a dessert, not a snack that does any other job.
Most of the carbohydrate is sugar: 40.4 g of the 65.6 g per 100 g. Fiber barely registers at 0.9 g per 100 g and 0.2 g in a single cookie, so there is little to slow you down between the first cookie and the third. One cookie gives 1.1 g of protein, 2% of the daily value.
The fat side matters as much as the sugar. A single cookie carries 5.3 g of fat, and per 100 g the saturated share is 5.9 g, measured against a daily value of 20 g. These figures come from the USDA row for sugar cookies baked from refrigerated dough, so butter-heavy homemade recipes can land elsewhere.
Sodium is the row people miss
Sugar gets the attention, at 9.3 g per cookie, but sodium is the quieter line on the label. The baked dough carries 362 mg of sodium per 100 g, 16% of the daily value. That is more than the 311 mg per 100 g listed for the chocolate chip cookie on this site, which surprises most people who think of sugar cookies as the plain option.
Per cookie, the number stays small. One 23 g cookie has 83 mg, 4% of the daily value, and a large one has 173 mg, 8%. It only adds up when the cookies do: two hold 167 mg and three hold 250 mg.
The rest of the minor rows are unremarkable. Cholesterol is low at 32 mg per 100 g against a 300 mg daily value, and potassium sits at 163 mg per 100 g. If you watch sodium, the cookie count is the lever that matters, not the type of cookie.
One cookie fits a day; a handful reshapes it
At 112 calories, a single cookie is an easy fit beside a meal with real protein and fiber, since the cookie supplies almost neither. Eating it after lunch or dinner, rather than alone in the middle of the afternoon, puts it next to food that actually keeps you full.
Frosting changes the math. The figures here are for plain baked cookies, so frosted styles such as Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookies, or anything piped with icing and covered in sprinkles, will run higher than the 112 calories listed. Log the plain cookie and the topping separately when you can.
Holiday baking is where counts drift: cookie exchanges, decorating afternoons, tins left open on the counter. Decide how many you want before the plate comes out, pick the size you actually enjoy, and BodyPal can log the cookie from a photo so it does not slip off the day's record.
How does sugar cookie compare?
Here is how a sugar cookie stacks up against chocolate chip, chocolate and generic cookies, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: Calories are a wash, since the other three all run 492 per 100 g and the sugar cookie lands just under that, so choose on taste and size rather than type. If you watch sodium, the chocolate options are the better pick at 311 mg per 100 g, though they carry a little more fat at 24.7 g.
Most popular sugar cookie brands in the United States
Frosted store-baked cookies carry icing and more moisture, so their label reads 421 calories per 100 g against 489 for the plain baked cookie. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Sugar cookie FAQs
How many calories are in one sugar cookie?
A 23 g sugar cookie is about 112 calories. A larger 45 g cookie comes to 209 calories.
Are sugar cookies good for weight loss?
One 23 g cookie is 112 calories, of which 9.3 g is sugar and 5.3 g fat. Four of them add up to 450 calories.
Sugar cookie vs chocolate chip cookie: which has more calories?
Per 100 g a sugar cookie is 489 calories and a chocolate chip cookie 492, so the two are almost identical.
How much sugar is in a sugar cookie?
A 23 g cookie has 9.3 g sugars within 15.1 g total carbs, which is 40.4 g sugars per 100 g.
How many carbs are in a sugar cookie?
One 23 g sugar cookie has 15.1 g of carbohydrate, of which 9.3 g are sugars. A large 45 g cookie has 30.3 g, and 100 g of baked cookie holds 65.6 g, with only 0.9 g of fiber.
How many calories are in a large sugar cookie?
A large 45 g sugar cookie has 209 calories, 10% of the daily value. It also brings 8.8 g of fat, 30.3 g of carbs and 173 mg of sodium, close to the total for two small cookies.
What are the macros of a sugar cookie?
One sugar cookie has 1.1 g of protein, 15.1 g of carbs and 5.3 g of fat. By calories, that is 54% carbs, 43% fat and 4% protein, so it is almost entirely sugar and fat.
How many calories are in a sugar cookie without frosting?
A plain sugar cookie without frosting has 112 calories for a 23 g cookie baked from refrigerated dough, or 489 per 100 g. Frosting and sprinkles add to that, so log them separately.
What are the nutrition facts for a sugar cookie?
Per 100 g, a baked sugar cookie has 489 calories, 23.1 g of fat, 5.9 g of saturated fat, 65.6 g of carbs, 40.4 g of sugars, 4.7 g of protein and 362 mg of sodium. One cookie is 23 g.
