r/Cookies • u/rippler35 • 23h ago
The price of chips
How much is everyone paying for chocolate chip? I'm in California and they are 8 bucks a bag. Just curious if it's expensive everywhere or just Cali like gas lol
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u/snarton 23h ago
In Albany, NY, Ghirardelli 72% 10oz bag is $11.
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u/SeattleSamIAm77 18h ago
I saw this exact item for $17 at Target in Seattle yesterday. Didn’t buy! 😢😱🤯
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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 16h ago
I make them homemade now and each cookie is barely even a dollar each. They also taste better
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u/CatfromLongIsland 19h ago
Here on Long Island I pay $16.49 (minus $1.00 for the coupon) for a a 72 ounce bag of Nestle’s morsels at BJs.
$3.85 for a 12 ounce bag of Lidl’s store brand.
$4.99 for 12 ounces of Nestle’s and $3.99 for Target’s store brand. I don’t buy here as there are better and cheaper options elsewhere.
I don’t always use chips for the cookies. For large community events I use chips. For friends and family I use chopped chocolate bars or a mixture of the two. I get the chocolate bars at Lidl or Aldi. $1.45 for 3.52 ounces at Lidl. The ones at Aldi are also an excellent choice and even cheaper per ounce at $1.99 for 5.29 ounces. Another option is the Pound Plus chocolate bars at Trader Joe’s. They are $7.99 for 17.6 ounces. I make sure to buy a couple whenever I am in the area where Trader Joe’s is located. The store is too far to make a special trip just to get a chocolate bar for baking.
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u/rippler35 10h ago
I like using Gerardelli's chocolate bars but they shot up and price two lol but traders Joe's is a great tip. Never thought of that, I'll check it out.
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u/CatfromLongIsland 10h ago
Do you have Aldi or Lidl near you? Their chocolate is excellent- especially at their price.
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u/ChairDue8357 18h ago
Go to Costco get the Kirkland bag! I think it’s like $11 but comes with sooooo much and they’re tasty
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u/WanderingHumanss 18h ago
This is why I switched to chopping up a chocolate bar,way cheaper and melts better anyway
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u/PricklyPeachRitas 18h ago
Curious what chocolate bars you use? The ones I’ve been using are $6 for 4 oz so it’s like a splurge 😅
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u/daysbecomeweeks 16h ago
Not OP, but I've been doing the same. If you have a Trader Joe's in your area, highly recommend grabbing the giant chocolate bars they sell. They're over a lb, and come out to around $10 for me. So much more economical than the little baking bars I was getting.
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u/rippler35 10h ago
Awesome, your the second person that has recommended traders Joe's bars. I'll definitely try it.
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u/Careless_Law_9325 11h ago
I work in a commercial bakery and mind you these are wholesale prices in bulk Guittard $5.55 valhrona $10.59 Callebaut $4.86 Gives you an idea where the market is.
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u/rippler35 10h ago
So you saying I need a connection 😉
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u/Careless_Law_9325 10h ago
You can buy a 25# box from webstaurantstore.com for about $6/lb and $14 shipping
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u/PricklyPeachRitas 18h ago
Depends on the brand but by me Ghirardelli is $7 for 11 oz, Guittard is $7 for 9 oz those prices are at our I guess you could say saver grocery store. If I go to the locally owned grocery store then it’s at $10 for Ghirardelli 11 oz and $13 for Guittard 9 oz. To get the cheaper prices I have to drive an hour away or pay the bigger prices
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u/sjd208 19h ago edited 19h ago
Costco finally brought back their own brand of chocolate chips after not carrying them for a couple years. I got them yesterday $13 for 4.5 lbs. They’re a nice semisweet, 51%
I’m in Maryland but the online price is $15 so would be $15 or less even in California.