Home Dough reviews and discussion

4.1

78% of reviewers would recommend to a friend

Reviews mention

  • Buttery flavor
  • Convenient single-serve format
  • Bakery-like texture
  • Organic ingredient profile
  • Excessive packaging waste
  • Inconsistent baking times
  • Non-resealable packaging
  • Overly oily texture

Home Dough proves to be a workable, tasty ready-to-bake cookie brand in reviews: customers say the cookies genuinely taste homemade and convenient, but many call out excessive packaging, inconsistent bake behavior (molasses ginger spreads thin), and a high per-cookie cost. Reviews praise buttery, bakery-like flavor and single-cookie convenience while warning buyers about uneven bake times between flavors and oily or overly buttery textures.

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52 reviews and posts

  • Absolutely delicious cookies and convenient product. Perfect for making a small amount in zero time or kitchen prep.

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    We found that we had to space out the cookie dough because they made bigger cookies than we expected.

  • So far I’ve only tried the ginger-flavored ones. I know these are supposed to be fool-proof, but I still managed to mess up. I placed three dough balls on a try with a decent amount of space between them. I preheated and everything according to instructions. But then I noticed that these cookies really spread out and vegan to overlap. I guess they’re supposed to be those large, thin, crispy cookies? Either way, they were delicious.

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    Maybe some additional instructions on your websites, like videos or illustrations.

  • I love the branding! There are only 8 cookies per bag, which seems like too few - I expected at least 10, and maybe a dozen. We started with the chocolate chip, which were glorious - if you like butter. And I do! Super buttery and absolutely LOVELY with a sprinkle of salt. The next night we moved on to the oatmeal toffee, and they were good. I'll be happy to have another. I think I should have sprinkled those with salt too. And then the molasses last, which weirdly tasted like banana? Very fruity and oily - they left a greasy residue all over my hand. For $1/cookie with the promo code, it was worth it. And I would probably send these to a friend who needed a pick me up. But for the price with shipping, these just do not fit in my budget.

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    The outer packaging! My cookies were not frozen solid and there was no dry ice in mine. SO MUCH packaging for so little product! I'd also like to see a resealable bag, since I'm not making all 8 cookies at once.

  • Fast shipping, cute packaging. The cookies are good but not great: like the texture but they're overpoweringly buttery for my taste. There are 8 cookies per bag so they feel a little pricey for what they are.

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    A little too oily/buttery.

  • Packaging is fun and baking is easy. Cookies are delicious, but they are SO expensive.

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    Price point. Not enough differentiated from other frozen cookie dough.

  • I love these cookies so much! They are easy to make and so worth it.

    Received a free product from Home Dough
  • It's decently good. It didn't wow me. I think it was tastier raw than cooked. I think it's a cute gift, however, I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it.

  • Tasty cookies with a hint of salt, maybe?, that I really enjoyed. So convenient to be able to pop a ball of dough into the oven and have a fresh cookie in a few minutes.

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    I feel like these cookies are super greasy/oily. I've tried other frozen cookie dough brands and don't run into the same issue. I also didn't love that the chocolate chip cookie had oats, but I'm a chocolate chip cookie purist :)

  • Ok, so tried the sampler pack (mostly because i wanted my daughter to give me her opinion) and it was lots of fun. The cookies definitely taste better and are more aesthetically pleasing than typical prepackaged roll of dough. The packaging is sturdy but easy to manage in the freezer.

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    Gluten-free please!

  • Cookies were good but it felt like a lot of waste to have to get them shipped in freezer packaging.

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    Available more locally and maybe some sort of health value add (i.e. reduced sugar)

  • I have only made the molasses ginger cookies. They were delicious. I liked the quantity, packaging, taste, instructions. I placed them a bit low in the oven and they spread out bigger than I expected. Could be user error. I served the cookies to three family members and they 1) devoured them and 2) thought they were homemade. (I bake a lot.)

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    I am eager to try the upcoming gluten free concoctions.

  • Among the best cookies I've tried (including those bought from nice bakeries) - flavorful, buttery and with the right amount of sweetness. Love all 3 flavors. Molasses ginger are the most interesting in my opinion (didn't expect to like it) but also the harder one to bake - for the same setting of temperature and time compared to the other 2 flavors, this ones came out very thin and spread out in size and burned a bit. Fun packaging and fast shipping.

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    Lots of packaging materials (shipped frozen/cold) so not the most sustainable DTC product. Would be better to buy them via a retail store. Price is high (original price is $48 for 24 cookies plus shipping cost) so I won't be buying these often. But it is a good idea for gifts, or for lowkey and fun "baking activity" with young kids.

  • I bought the Oatmeal Toffee dough and they tasted delicious! They were flavorful, chewy, and I liked the concept of frozen cookie dough for ready-to-make cookies for a quick sugar craving. Watch out for how long you bake them for as the times can differ.

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    The packaging was excessive and kind of dampened the experience. There are too many boxes and pieces of plastic, and the bag that contains the dough itself is not resealable, so you have to figure out a way to close it yourself. The cost is also quite high for how much dough is provided (8 balls per bag) and I probably wouldn't purchase this again unless there was more dough per bag or if there were a better deal on variety packs.

  • The cookies themselves are pretty good and the product was delivered more quickly than anticipated. When baking, the molasses cookie spreads out very thin while the chocolate chip and oatmeal flavors stay round and more thick. The instructions say to roll the dough in sugar for an extra crunch...but I did that for half of the cookies we tried and didn't notice a positive difference. I love the idea of ready-to-make frozen dough and the taste is satisfying. But there is so much excessive (and difficult to open) packaging that I couldn't give a higher total rating.

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    I ordered a variety pack that included 3 packages of cookie dough (one in each flavor). They arrived in a large box. Inside that box was insulation and dry ice surrounding a medium sized box. I've received shipments on dry ice before and there's always a warning...but with this brand there's no warning in the box at all to know you shouldn't grab the bag of ice with your bare hands. Once the boxes are opened you see the cute packaging of the actual product. The packages have to be cut to be open, and then they don't reseal. So if you don't make all 8 cookies from one flavor you have an open package to figure out how to seal and put in your freezer for later. Overall, the difficulty and excessive nature of the packaging lets the product experience down.

  • Love the packaging. The cookies are tasty. I bake enough that the price of these are not worth it. If I didnt like to bake these would be good alternatives to Toll House.

  • I really like that these taste a little different, a bit more wholesome than traditional ready-to-bake chocolate chip cookies from the grocery. Still haven't taste molasses or oatmeal toffee, but the chocolate chip ones were definitely a hit in my house.

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    The dry ice bag was open, but I didn't realize that, so when I tried to pull it out of the box, all the ice started pouring out. If they could seal it, that would be a better unboxing experience. The chocolate chip cookies are a tad sweet for my preference, but definitely tasty!

  • Overall kind of pricey, however I was super excited to see they had 3 different options for gluten free cookies, and the taste did not disappoint. Shipping was expensive but other than that, positive experience, will order again if they run a promotion

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    I didn't like how you have to buy 3+ bags at a time, and no way to customize the 3 (either 3 of one type, or mix of all 3).

  • Delicious!

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    Pricing is a bit high for cookie dough. I think it’ll be hard to sell at this price point.

  • Really happy with Home Dough! I make a few cookies at a time, and it's a great experience. Fun packaging.

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    The cookies bake pretty flat. I wish they rose more.