Cooking from scratch saves you money when you are looking to make nutritious food with quality ingredients. If you were to compare a bag of store-brand cookies with a batch of homemade cookies made with dairy-free alternatives and organic flour, the store brand may be cheaper. However, if you were to compare it to a gourmet Crumble cookie (ignoring the health comparison) it is cheaper by far! Make sure you are comparing apples to apples.