For oven-baked cookies, choose a cookie mix or a cookie recipe with measured ingredients, rather than automatically reaching for a 1 kg bag of pancake mix. Pancake mix is designed for batter cooked in a frying pan. If you regularly bake a set quantity of cookies, the method and net weight matter more than buying a large bag of the wrong mix.
If you often bake a generous batch of cookies in the oven, you’ll want a recipe or mix that you can scale up. A 1 kg bag of pancake mix won’t automatically solve that problem: first check that the method is suitable for cookies.
A cookie mix with instructions for mixing, shaping and baking in the oven is a good fit. Check which ingredients you’ll still need to add yourself, as these vary from one mix to another.
Read both the ingredients and allergen information and the list of products you need to add. Always check the current packaging, even if you’ve bought the same mix before.
Choose this: if you want to mix or shape dough and bake cookies in the oven.
Bear in mind: you may need more than one pack to make a large batch.
Choose this: if you’re making pancakes, or following a specific cookie recipe that calls for this mix.
Bear in mind: the standard instructions are for batter cooked in a frying pan, not cookie dough.
Choose this: if you regularly want to make a set amount of cookie dough using ingredients you’ve measured yourself.
Bear in mind: you’ll need to weigh out the ingredients and follow the recipe’s quantities yourself.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Method | Are there instructions for making, shaping and baking cookie dough in the oven, or for cooking batter in a frying pan? | If I want oven-baked cookies, the method needs to be suitable. For around 50% of consumers considering a mix for this purpose, the baking result would be their main concern. |
| Quantity | Check the net weight and work out how many suitable packs you’ll need for your recipe. | If I bake regularly, I want to have enough dry ingredients at home for my usual batch. The quantity needed would be the main consideration for around 30% of these consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients and allergen information, and check what you need to add yourself. | If I’m baking for someone with specific dietary requirements, I want to know what’s in the mix and the products I need to add before buying. Around 20% of these consumers would consider this first. |
Koopmans describes its pancake mix as a mix for pancake batter, while cookie mixes from brands including Koopmans and Jumbo come with instructions for making cookie dough. A higher net weight doesn’t automatically make pancake mix a suitable direct substitute.
Check whether the pack includes instructions for the type of cookies you want to bake. Only use pancake mix for cookies if your recipe specifically calls for it.
A category page doesn’t tell you the pack size of an individual product. Albert Heijn and Jumbo list pancake mixes in sizes including 400 g and 500 g on their online overview pages.
Check the net weight of the product you choose, then use your cookie recipe to work out how much mix or how many separate ingredients you’ll need.
The additional ingredients needed vary by product: Koopmans says its Pannenkoeken Origineel mix requires milk, eggs and butter, while PLUS says its complete pancake mix requires water.
Before each purchase, read the current ingredients, allergen information and preparation instructions on the pack. Remember to check the products you’ll be adding yourself, too.
Koopmans offers separate mixes for pancakes and cookies.
Albert Heijn lists pancake mixes in a range of pack sizes.
Jumbo lists both pancake mixes and a separate mix for cookies.
PLUS offers plain and complete pancake mixes in 400 g packs.
Belbake offers a Pannenkoekenmix Origineel pancake mix, which Lidl lists in a 400 g pack.
This cookie mix is suited to baking cookies in the oven. The pack contains 400 g of mix: if you regularly bake a larger batch, compare this weight with the amount your recipe requires.
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A good choice if you want to bake cookies rather than pancakes. Check the preparation instructions before making a larger batch.
Pack size: 400 g. Read the current ingredients and allergen information on the pack, and check how much you’ll need to add yourself.
Pancake mix isn’t an automatic substitute for cookie mix. The instructions for the pancake mixes mentioned are for batter cooked in a pan. Only use pancake mix for cookies if a specific recipe calls for it.
Use a cookie recipe that you can scale up, or work out how many packs of a suitable cookie mix you’ll need. Base your calculations on the ingredients and quantities in the recipe or on the pack, not just on the amount of dry mix you want.
Check the net weight, ingredients, allergen information and preparation instructions. See which products you need to add, too, and check the current packaging again when you buy it.
Follow the preparation instructions and don’t taste Koopmans Pannenkoekenmix Origineel batter raw. Koopmans states in the product information that the batter must be heated all the way through.
