Today, April 18, 2014, is National Animal Cracker Day. Animal cracker refers to a particular type of small cracker or cookie baked in the shape of an animal. The most common variety is light-colored and slightly sweet. Although animal crackers are made with a layered dough like crackers, they are sweet like cookies. There are other popular animal-shaped crackers and cookies, such as Teddy Grahams, Goldfish, Hello Panda and Koala's March. These differ from traditional animal crackers in flavor and assortment, and are not usually called animal crackers.
