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Stauffer's Iced Animal Cookies
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Stauffer's Iced Animal Cookies

Stauffer's
14.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
2g
Protein
8g
Sugars
95mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
46
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Stauffer's Iced Animal Cookies are a bright, kid-focused snack you’ll find on the cookie and cracker aisle, often shelved near other novelty cookies, boxed graham crackers, and seasonal lunchbox treats. The 14.5 oz package is presented with playful animal imagery and colorful product photos to catch shoppers’ eyes, geared toward parents buying snacks for children and nostalgic adults. This cookie fits everyday occasions like school lunch packing, casual after-school snacking, and informal gatherings where an easy, shareable sweet is wanted. It’s also commonly grabbed for quick party platters or road-trip treat bags. The brand leans on classic Americana cookie culture — Stauffer’s evokes a heritage bakery position but markets these as fun, affordable, mass-market indulgences rather than premium or artisanal goods. Labels emphasize kid-friendly design and flavor appeal rather than health credentials; there are no organic or whole-grain claims, and the ingredient panel lists sweeteners, refined flour, and color additives. Visually the cookies are small, crisp animal shapes coated in white icing with bright red or colored accents; the icing gives a sugary snap followed by a dry, buttery cookie crumble. Packaging is colorful cardboard or bagged boxing designed for shelf display and easy grabbing. Processing context: this is a highly processed packaged cookie made from refined flour, added sugars, vegetable oil, and several emulsifiers and colorants. Rituals include packing into lunchboxes, dunking in milk or coffee, and spreading across party trays as a nostalgic, convenient treat.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 9.0
Servings per Container: 14
Calories130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3.5g4%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Sodium95mg4%
Total Carbohydrate23g8%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars8g
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Thiamine, Mononitrate, [Vitamin, B1],, Riboflavin, [Vitamin, B2],, Folic, Acid),, Sugar,, Soybean, Oil,, High, Fructose, Corn, Syrup, Corn, Syrup,, Salt,, Baking, Powder, (Leavening),, Cinnamon,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor,, Titanium, Dioxide, (for, Color),, Soy, Lecithin, (an, Emulsifier),, Carrageenan,, FD&C, Red, #40..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • FD&C Red #40 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains refined flour, added sugars (including high-fructose corn syrup), industrial vegetable oil, and multiple additives (artificial flavors, colorants, emulsifiers), consistent with an ultra-processed food (NOVA 4).

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Common Questions about Stauffer's Iced Animal Cookies

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! If you're looking for a fun snack that brings back childhood memories, these cookies can definitely fit the bill. However, they aren't exactly nutrient powerhouses, with modest amounts of sugar and fat. So, if you're after a snack that packs a punch in vitamins and minerals, you might want to look elsewhere.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenientcomforting
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