Bred by the Canadian seed bank BC Bud Depot, the indica-leaning Animal Cookies is a cross between and an award-winning cut of (formerly Girl Scout Cookies), which won the 2013 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in Los Angeles. Packed with a cherry cookie flavor, Animal Cookies was bred when the breeder attempted to improve the already coveted Girl Scout Cookies strain.

Several batches of Animal Cookies have been examined by the cannabis testing lab Analytical 360, which found THC levels slightly above 20% in one sample. The terpene profile of this particular lab-tested strain demonstrated a high presence of humulene, caryophyllene, and myrcene.