animal cracker

noun

: a small cookie in the shape of an animal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Recipes vary across the country and can call for dozens of ingredients such as discs of Mexican chocolate, plantains, raisins, animal crackers, pumpkin or sesame seeds, peanuts, or tortillas, which add thickness. —Serena Maria Daniels, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023

Majumdar recommends protein-rich snacks, such as roasted chickpeas, which can be eaten in place of snacks devoid of protein, such as animal crackers, for example. —Lisa Drayer, CNN, 25 Mar. 2020

Urban decorated the turrets and domed interiors with simulated frosting, gumdrops, peppermint sticks, animal crackers, gingerbread men and other sweets. —New York Times, 20 Nov. 2019

Make the Crust: Process the animal crackers in a food processor until finely ground, about 10 seconds. —Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 20 Sep. 2019

Children’s Librarian Allison Whiston was busy on a recent Saturday morning, putting animal crackers and goldfish in snack cups in the community room of the Killingly Public Library. —Denise Coffey, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2019

The subtly sweet, local version of molé that turns out to be thickened not only with bread but with animal crackers. —Michalene Busico, Dallas News, 31 July 2019

During that time, police talked with some of the neighbors and fed Angel some animal crackers that were in the squad car. —Fox News, 29 July 2019

After 116 years of captivity, animal crackers have been freed from their cages. —Matthew Haag, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above