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09 October 2008

Ack, no more pink & white animal cookies! The 92 year old company that makes these abruptly shut down today.

I have a serious addiction to these cookies. Despite being reasonably careful about what I eat, I can mow through a bag of these in a half-day. I even fancy that the special edition colors that come out at Halloween and July 4th have faint added flavoring (mmmm orangeHalloweenanimalcookies).

The Keebler knockoffs are not the same! I must stockpile.

post by: jamaro at: 14:03 | 16 comments

I smell a bailout baking.

posted by Hellbient 09 October | 14:08

Ohhhh! That is so so sad! I love Mother's. And they're local, too- I didn't even know.

posted by small_ruminant 09 October | 14:11

Oh HELLS no.

posted by TrishaLynn 09 October | 14:20

These remind me of Vacation Bible School and sin.

posted by mudpuppie 09 October | 14:34

Awwwww, that is no good. We once actually survived most of a camping trip on those cookies, and then had to avoid them for several months.

posted by Sil 09 October | 14:49

Am I the only one who liked Mothers Cookies other than the Circus Animals? Flaky Flix chocolate-coated wafers? Taffy rectangular sandwich cookies? Maybe that's a reason they're belly-up. I have seriously cut down my cookie consumption lately.

posted by wendell 09 October | 15:08

This sucks, I adore those cookies.

posted by everichon 09 October | 15:19

I do like the Circus Animals every once in a while, but it's their Iced Oatmeal cookies I will truly miss. Time to buy some cookies!

posted by wimpdork 09 October | 15:21

I just got back from picking my son up from school and we dropped by a Target on the way home. They had one pink & white bag left. Fortunately, I was able to stock up on some bags of the halloween varients. Guess I'll find out if they freeze well.

Same company makes Archway cookies too: I looooove their soft molasses cookies. And the soft lemon frosted ones.

Wahh, I just realized all of the processed/commercial brands of cookies I adore are from Mothers.

::sob::

posted by jamaro 09 October | 15:35

Iced oatmeal and the "english tea cookies" are what I loved, though eating the animal cookies still feels like I'm getting away with something- we didn't those too often because our church didn't have them at the coffee hour.

posted by small_ruminant 09 October | 16:17

(I just went out and stocked up.)

posted by small_ruminant 09 October | 18:11

i've never had one, but now i want one.
Someone make some into fridge magnets?
Coat them with sealant and dig a magnet n back.

posted by ethylene 09 October | 18:15

These last weeks have been so hard and now this. It's like I'm seeing a whole way of life end. I morn for the cookie. Seriously.

posted by MonkeyButter 09 October | 18:39

It's the little things that drive things home.
Unexpected home invasion by little things is to be avoided.
Stupid holes!

posted by ethylene 09 October | 21:10

I bought a bag of these tonight. In memoriam.

posted by kodama 10 October | 01:23

Turns out the Tea Cookies are so good because they're chock full of transfats.

Yup- they're the cookies of my childhood alright.

posted by small_ruminant 10 October | 11:45

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