I have incredibly fond memories of these white cookies in the shape of animals. My childhood was marked by the moments when I was lucky enough to have these. I don't know if my parents were actually so poor that they couldn't get them for me often, or they were just saving me from diabetes. These cookies are so sweet that I don't' even know what they're made out of. It must just be compacted sugar.
The fun thing about these cookies isn't just the sugar rush. It's pretending the animal is alive, walking around, and then eating it. You can't do that with an amorphous blob! Amorphous blobs are gross. No one wants to eat one of those. Cookie makers, you better get your molds right. I want pristine lions, tigers, and bears, oh my!