Remember animal cookies or animal crackers from our childhood? What fun to experience them again through your kid’s eyes! But if your child can’t have gluten or has other food allergies, most animal cookies are off-limits. Don’t worry… there are several brands now making them free of gluten and other allergens!
Kinnikinnick Foods
In addition to being gluten-free, Kinnikinnick’s animal cookeis are also dairy-free, nut-free and egg-free. (They contain soy lecithin and pea protein.) Three flavors of animal cookies are available:
- Kinnikritter Animal Cookies
- Kinnikritter Chocolate Animal Cookies
- Kinnikritter Graham Style Animal Cookies
Orgran
In addition to being gluten-free, Orgran’s animal cookies are also dairy-free, egg-free, and nut-free. Several flavors of animal cookies available:
- Outback Animals Vanilla (also in Mini)
- Outback Animals Chocolate (also in Mini)
- Itsy Bitsy Bears
Nature’s Path Organic
In addition to being gluten-free, Nature’s Path’s animal cookies are also egg-free, dairy-free and nut-free. (They do contain soy.) Flavor:
Jo-Sefs Gluten Free
In addition to being gluten-free, Jo-Sefs animal cookies are dairy/casein-free, lactose-free, egg-free, and nut-free. (They contain soy.) Products are processed in a dedicated nut free and gluten-free kosher facility. Flavors available:
Mi-Del
Not all cookie flavors made by this company are gluten-free, but the Arrowroot Animal Cookies are. They do contain egg, soy and milk. Regarding nuts, the website says: “Only Pecans are run on the MI-DEL line of bagged cookies. Peanut Butter Cremes are sometimes produced on the same line that makes the MI-DEL Sandwich Cookies but strict sanitation/allergen procedures are in place to avoid any potential contamination.” Flavor available:
Now go make that little person in your life happy!
Laura says
Annie’s just came out with some GF Bunny cookies. We haven’t had them yet so I don’t know the ingredients.