What is Animal Cookies?

Cultivar · Indica-dominant hybrid · also: Animal Crackers

Animal Cookies is an indica-dominant hybrid cannabis cultivar bred from Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) and Fire OG. It is also known as Animal Crackers and is prized for a sweet, doughy aroma layered over earthy OG notes.

Animal Cookies sits at the intersection of two influential families: the Cookies line, which defined the sweet dough-and-dessert profile of the 2010s, and the OG line, which contributes earth, fuel and potency. From GSC it inherits its baked-goods sweetness; from Fire OG, a heavier, more pungent backbone.

Its genetics became important breeding stock: Animal Cookies appears in the family tree of many later "Animal"-named cultivars, so the name often shows up in lineage lists even when the cultivar itself is not on the shelf.

Examples

• "Animal Cookies is GSC × Fire OG — some menus list it as Animal Crackers."
• Related Cookies-family names include French Cookies, Tropicana Cookies and Alien Cookies — each a distinct cultivar.
• Breeders reach for Animal Cookies genetics when they want Cookies sweetness with an OG punch.

Common confusions

• Animal Mints / Animal Face: Separate Cookies-family cultivars — related naming, different genetics.
• The snack: The name riffs on the frosted cookie; the cultivar's doughy-sweet aroma is the connection.

Related terms

• Indica
• Hybrid
• Cultivar
• Caryophyllene
• Myrcene

More definitions

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• What is Pancakes?
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Frequently asked questions

Is Animal Cookies indica or sativa?

Animal Cookies is an indica-dominant hybrid bred from Girl Scout Cookies and Fire OG.

Is Animal Cookies the same as Animal Crackers?

Yes — Animal Crackers is an alternative name used by some producers and menus for the same GSC × Fire OG cultivar.

What does Animal Cookies smell like?

Sweet cookie dough over earthy, pungent OG notes, typically with caryophyllene and myrcene prominent.