Animal crackers are pretty much what they sound like - crackers in the shape of animals. Despite crackers usually being a savoury dish, animal crackers are sweet, like cookies, as the dough is sweet. They are made from a layered dough, like normal crackers.
The animals are usually those that would be seen in zoos, circuses or Africa. As well as the light coloured sweet variety, there are also darker, chocolate flavoured variants.
Animal crackers were first imported to the US from the UK in the late 19th century. They proved so popular that they were produced domestically. Probably the most famous US variety is Barnum's Animals Crackers (after the Barnum and Bailey Circus), actually called Barnum's Animals, produced by what is now known as the Nabisco company, but there are many other varieties.
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