Terrible Iced Animal Cookies

Yeah! I found some people that remember my favorite cookie of all
time growing up! The boxed sugar cookie with the yummy pink icing. I
remember the white box with a picture of a birthday cake on it with
the animal cookies all around the outside of it and on top. Who made
those cookies anyway? I wish someone had a picture of the box so we
could see. I have only had one other person remember them!

I fondly remember those cookies like it was yesterday. They were a
great part of my childhood, and every so often I ask someone if they
remember them. My husband does. I did send an email to Vermont
Country Store, as they have re-created alot of recipes from past
candies, cookies, etc, and they are making the suggestion. Maybe more
emails from people like yourself will convince them.

I remember the big cookies from the 1960's, and they were the best.
Mom used them to decorate angel food cake by pressing them into the
frosting on the side, and then one in the middle on top to cover up
the hole. Only got them on special occasions. They came in an
approximate 9"x6" box with a lid that when opened revealed two rows of
the animals standing upright. Weren't you disappointed if any were
broken? Still tasted great!
Doubt if they're still made, but would like to know who used to
provide them.

I remember those from the 70's and maybe they were still around in the
80's too? They were shiny and transparent in places and a bit crumbly,
but not so they broke... especially the elephant :) I did the same
thing and got the over frosted sprinkle ones some point later, and
they WERE terrible! I don't remember the company that made them,
seemed like an off brand? This site is really odd, but I think the one
at the bottom is it?
http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/biology/Eberle/AnimalCookies.html

I also found these, maybe these are close??
http://www.stauffers.net/products/animalcrackers/original?pro_id=5bc8a
1f8-d228-45aa-9924-0fad66a02d48

ummm,,,,I went out and bought my first bag in ages,,, this one I do
not remember having had before. It is the iced lemon cookies, but
well, there went my good eating habits. Harhar. They are lovely and I
love anything lemon so hoorah for the new Mothers Cookies, next on the
list fiddle faddle and circus animals...party party
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ccie

Mothers made the good ones. But they went out of business or bankrupt
not too long ago. I always thought Nabisco bought them up then came
out with the "Classics"

I've never seen the Nabisco Classics ones in our store till recently.

Nabisco, of course, can be contacted at the 800 number on the
package.

But they should also be flexible in how they receive comments, so that
the consumer is not felt "put out" by using a feedback mechanism
that's uncomfortable to them. Some people prefer e-mail to the phone.
Me and you, for example.

And, of course, if they have a link on their website, it should work.
I can confirm that clicking on "Help" on NabiscoWorld.com gives you
"We're sorry, the page you requested does not exist on this web
site."

I did a little techie sleuthing and found that you can get to the
comment form using:

http://tinyurl.com/nredqs

Im not much of a cookie eater, but I use to enjoy the circus cookies.


They still come in a pink pouch, and have white, and pink animals with
sprinkles on top.



Good Day

There are two different iced animal cookies. I dont know for sure if
Nabisco makes both but I have seen both kinds in the stores.

One is like you described. Hard cookie...hard icing. I dont care for
those.

The other has a softer icing on and sometimes has little sprinkles on
them. I LOVE those cookies! They ARE a lot sweeter. Much more
enjoyable.

Maybe you just picked up the wrong kind?

Hi Peggy!

I had to respond to your letter because my mother's name was Peggy,
and my father worked for Nabisco many years ago.

I haven't noticed any difference in the Nabisco products I purchase,
but there have been more complaints here than usual, so I'm going to
assume that Nabisco is headed in the wrong direction. And why bring
back "Classics" if they taste nothing like the original. It's foolish
to think no one will notice.

I agree that it's a shame when any company makes it difficult for
someone to comment or complain. It does make you feel like they're
not interested in their customers' opinions. I have written to
Nabisco in the past and never received a response. Nabisco was always
my first choice, but now I just buy what's on sale. I no longer have
any loyalty to the company.

Hopefully, Nabisco will get the message and quickly turn things around
before they lose more customers. If they continue to not listen and
make it difficult for their customers to give feedback, they'll have
no one to blame but themselves for the demise of the company.

Please let us know if you get a response so at least some of my faith
in Nabisco can be restored. It's sad to think that this company no
longer cares about its customers.