Circus Animal Cookies : Just Like Mother Used to Make
Right now I’m digging into a sample of Circus Animal Cookies from Mother’s Cookies. You may remember these cookies: crispy, buttery, covered in white and bright pink icing, and sprinkled with tiny balls of colored candy. Oh, and cut into shapes of lions, camels, elephants and rhinos! I remember eating and playing with these cookies as a kid.
They were fun and tasty then…but not so much to me now.
There is a buzz in cookie circles about the come-back of this cookie. The company has been around since 1914 but went out of business a while. Kellogs came to the rescue of the brand, though, and brought back the trademarks and original recipies.
Not having had these in years, I wasn’t a regular and I guess I haven’t really missed them. I must admit, though, I enjoy the crispness, but the frosting is just too much. The sweet flavor of the frosting overpowers the butter of the cookie. Perhaps my tastebuds have matured and I’m growing out of my sweet-tooth. Whatever the case, I’m sure the kiddies around the world will love them!
As for me, I’ll pass. The cookies are still cute though!
I like the camels best...or is that a dromedary?
Lions, Tigers, and ....Elephants!
May 7th, 2009 at 11:40 am
You are right. These cookies are SO sweet. It’s like eating sweet fondant. There were ones that were lightly iced that were really good back in the day though!
May 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am
lmao, dromedary definitely! not to be confused with bactrian. turn the capital letters on their sides to remember which is which, haha. i remember eating these as a kid this way: nibble the spherical sprinkles off, then scrape some of the frosting off with your teeth, then bite into the cookie (multiple bites needed to finish). needless to say, a bag of cookies would last forever. glad to see they’re back!
May 7th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
@The Duo – yes! they are overly sweet. i was a bigger fan of the Nabisco Animal Crackers when i was a kid. no frosting at all on those.
@Margaret – ha! thanks for the clarification on the camel debate. my research…ok, wikipedia reference…show that BOTH are camels; the dromedary vs. bactrian is a specification on the hump count. i love the trick about turning the capitalized first letter on its side; who knew!? 🙂