animal cracker

Edible zoo creature

Animal crackers are small, lightly sweet crackers shaped like zoo or circus animals—lions, elephants, bears, camels.

They're a nostalgic American childhood snack, often sold in distinctive boxes designed like circus train cars.

Despite the name, they're closer to cookies than savory crackers: The kids ate animal crackers on the drive home.

Related

circus · circus train · birthday party · gingerbread men · macaroons · frosted · zoo · cracknel · grocery store · shortbread · zebra · elephant · menagerie · wafer · lion · giraffe · carnival · icing

Categories
Opposites
snack texture and form

animal crackergummy bear

Chewy animal-shaped confection

gummy worm · chocolate truffle · fudge · marshmallow · taffy

snack sophistication/target audience

animal crackerartisan cheese

Handcrafted dairy product

caviar · charcuterie · dark chocolate · aged cheese · foie gras

Family

animal, cracker, animals, animalistic, animate, animated, animation, animator, inanimate

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G