I am always grateful for companies like Kinnikinnick who produce nothing but gluten-free products. While it doesn’t completely eliminate the risk of cross contamination, it does reduce it significantly. Their mission is to provide an “uncontaminated, risk free source of food products.”
In addition to being gluten free, most of their products are also casein or dairy free. That’s great news for me and many others. The only products which are not casein free are:
- Tapioca Rice Cheese Bread
- Fruit Cake (seasonal)
- Chocolate Covered Almond Biscotti
- KinniBetik Chocolate Chunk Cookies
If you are ever unsure, look for the notices on the package. Many are also nut free!
For this review I was able to sample the S’moreables (graham type cracker), three flavors of KinniKritters (animal crackers), the Montanas Chocolate Chip Cookies, and two flavors of KinniToos (Oreo type sandwich cookies).
All of these were very good. I’m going to highlight two of them—one with praise and one with criticism.
KinniToos Vanilla Sandwich Creme Cookies:
My son tried these cookies and practically shouted, “These are good!” He said they were better than regular cookies and informed his brothers that they were his. (Keep in mind this is a 20 year old.)
I had to agree. They were very good, though I didn’t get many of them. They are sweet. The cookie is crunchy, but not too hard. The filling is light and creamy.
S’moreables:
I have to admit I was disappointed. They are not bad at all, but I didn’t think they worked well for s’mores. First, is the size. They are rectangles that can be broken in half like a regular graham cracker, expect it is a significantly smaller rectangle, making the squares smaller. Also, I found they did not break along the dotted line well at all.
The crackers are thicker and harder than a normal graham cracker. That combined with the small size meant that everything in the middle pretty much got squeezed out when I took a bite.
The flavor isn’t bad. It’s not exactly like a graham cracker, but I wouldn’t expect it to be. I didn’t try dipping them since I don’t drink milk and my son didn’t try it either. They might work well for that or as a sweet cracker by themselves.
Other Cookies:
I’m sure you’re wondering about the chocolate sandwich cookies. They were good, but we both liked the vanilla ones better. Nothing gluten free is going to taste exactly like an Oreo, but they are good.
The animal cookies come in vanilla, chocolate, and “graham cracker” flavors. All three are good and would probably be a hit with younger kids. The vanilla ones reminded me of the vanilla sandwich crème cookies.
There wasn’t a single cookie that we disliked the taste or texture of. All of them were good and worth trying if you or your kid misses these kinds of cookies, which can be hard to make at home.
The Giveaway: One winner will receive the above pictured packages of cookies (7 in all!). This giveaway is only limited to addresses without a P.O. box!
To enter you must leave a comment on this post, not on my Facebook page and not an email. If you receive my updates by email, click on the title and it will take you to my blog page where you can leave a comment.
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The giveaway will end on Friday, September 23rd at 11:00 pm eastern time. The winner will be contacted by email and will have 24 hours to respond after being contacted.
Disclaimer: I was provided with the above pictured products to sample. The opinions in this post are my own.
Update: Congratulations to Karesha Bailey who won this giveaway!
I would love to win these!
The smoreables are the only product above I don’t love. You’re right though the vanilla k-toos are AMAZING! I totally love them.
We’ve never tried this, so we would love to win these and give them a shot.
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I reeeeally like the sandwich cookies. They are better than oreos in my opinion! I don’t need gluten free food but my sister is on a gf diet so I’ll give these to her, and maybe she’ll share! 😉
What a great snacky giveaway!!! 🙂
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I absolutely LOVE the graham crackers by Kinnikinnick. If you have not tried them- you should! I was hesitant because of the price at my grocery store- almost $5 a box! But they make the best smores… I like them better than regular grahams honestly!!
I’ve never tried any of these cookies, so would love to win this prize package.
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I would LOVE to win all these Kinnikinnick treats….they are hard to find in my area!!
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I did use the s’moreables for S’mores. I was the first time I had a S’more in years. I liked them, but I did think they were more like graham cookies than crackers.
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The two products you reviewed are the only two Kinninick cookies my family has tried. Interestingly, we liked the graham crackers, though we agreed that they are too hard and thick. We didn’t care for the vanilla sandwich cookies, preferring the Glutino and MiDel sandwich cookies instead.
I would love to try additional Kinninick products!
That’s a bummer about the graham cracker-like cookies, they sound delicious!
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I would positively love to win this package! I love sandwich cookies and have never tried their vanilla ones.
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I haven’t tried any of Kinnikinnick’s cookies, but would love to try the graham crackers.
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I’ve been desperately craving cookies recently and these look munchable.
Thanks for your review of these cookies. I have not seen the graham style crackers. now I know not to stock up on them when I see them. Since I have never found gluten free graham crackers, I would like to try at least 1 box for my son. We agree with your review of the K-Toos. 🙂
I found the S’moreables and like them with smores, even in the microwave they are pretty good. Not great plain, but with a marshmellow they are good. I have not tried the other cookies.
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I want to win this for my 7 year old on a gluten free casein free diet please !!!
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I’ve tried three of the cookies in the giveaway. I’d love to try the other four.
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The Oreo type cookies really have my interest as these are the cookies that I miss the most. I have not heard of these cookies but will be on the lookout for them.
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Is this giveaway open to Canadian residents too? I didn’t know that most of Kinnikinnick products are also dairy free. Awesome news for me 🙂
Yes, the giveaway is open to Canadian residents as long as you have an address that is not a P.O. box.
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I am using the chocolate sandwich cookies to make ladybug “oreos” for my daughter’s birthday!
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I’ve tried both of the oreo-like cookies, once for a crust and the other just to eat with milk. both were delicious, and I can’t wait to try their other kinds!
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Oohhhh I would love to win these. My son and I are both GF and my son is also dairy free. These snacks are a very delicious treat! Please pick me (and my son!)
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The K-toos look great. My child loved Oreos before we knew he could not have them and always used them as a birthday snack at school as a treat for him because they were safe, store bought(the rules) and he loved them. Would love to try them.
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Love the chocolate sandwich cookies and have used the ghram crackers a couple of times for different things. Very good products. Would love to win a little package to enjoy in the fall and winter months. :^)
Also, really like the way you have the comments set up to confirm we’re not spammers. Quick, easy, and I hope effective for you.
The graham crackers are awesome! Would love to try the others
I already like you on Facbook! I enjoy getting the updates. Please pick me…I’m a single parent who has two disabled children. I am GF as well as my son! My son is also Dairy Free! These snacks accommodate both his food allergies! It sure would be a welcome treat and little bit of break in the grocery bill!
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I feel the same way you do about the graham crackers, but when that’s all I’m able to use for s’mores, I’ll take ’em! 🙂
We LOVE the Kinnickinnick animal cookies and would love to try the rest of their items.
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Thanks for the chance to get some Kinnikinnick product 🙂 I love most of what they offer but haven’t tried many of their cookies. I think the animal cookies would be a great treat for my little one.
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i love Kinnikinnick Cookies. My son (4 years old) and I are recently Gluten-free’rs. It was way easier for me than him because…cookies! We spent alot of “trial & error” cash finding the BEST cookie for him. Enter Kinnikinnick…Search over! The Chocolate sandwich and Chocolate animal crackers are his fave…next in line Chocolate Chip. Here’s where the tru compliment lies…my husband who is NOT Gluten free on many occassions has had to be reprimanded for eating my son’s cookies. Thanks! (I’ve liked Kinnikinnick’s page, thanks cuz I didnt know they had one, i’m already a blog Subscriber and Facebook friend)
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We like the garham crackers, and use them to make the crust for cheese cakes (one of the things my husband misses the most since going glueten free and he LOVES the vanilla cookies. He can sit down and eat a whole package. Would love to win this for him.
LOVE….LOVE these products- feed a family of 5 GF and with 3 kiddos we have tried about every cookie- and LOVE these! Would love to win these!
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I’d love an opportunity to try new gluten-free products!! Love your review too!!
I’d love to win this! I can’t find most of these cookies in my stores… Kinnikinnick is a great company!
I love the gluten free homemaker and follow it on facebook. We were recently diagnosed with gluten allergies and welcome the opportunity to try out any and all new foods. Everything is so expensive and my daughter is only 8 and wants to feel like a normal kid, so we try to find the best tasting stuff but can’t afford to try everything. This would be awesome to win so my daughter could try the cookies out.
I would love to win these for my teen daughter who is now gluten free, and just loves cookies!
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Thanks for the chance to win! We are going gluten free due to my husband’s new diagnosis of celiac, and look forward to finding replacements for many of his favorites.
The cookies I have tried of their’s are very good!
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My little girl has tried out the chocolate chip and chocolate vanilla creme ones…she seems to enjoy them a lot. It would be great to see how well she would like the others…so nice to have extra options. She is such a picky eater and she is on a GFCF diet…so every bit helps out. (P.S.–we entered in the giveaway and did all the requested submissions). Thanks!
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Best cookies! Love them to make pie crusts! Pick me!
Thank you for all of your help hints and giveaways…
I’m gluten free but don’t eat a lot of cookies. Would love to try them though.
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We do not have this brand at our grocery,would love to try them.
Kinnikinnick cookies to me are the only REAL gluten free cookie that qualifies to be called cookie!!! When first diagnosed I ate a lot of taste less hard rocks that called themselves cookies. I love all Kinnikinnick products, especially the Ktoos and their smoreables. I would love to win these cookies!!! I have to drive 30 minutes to get my Kinnikinnick fix, nearest store that carries them.
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I love their graham crackers to use for pie crusts. Yum!
I love their cookies but I am with you on the graham crackers. I had the same experience when making a smore.
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I would love to try these!!! It has been a while since I have the gluten versions of any of these and we all miss them! I hope I win! Thanks!
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I’d love to win this give away! Its always nice to try more gluten free foods.
I would love to try these cookies. Trying to make the whole house gluten-free. I have got to convince the kiddos that gluten-free doesn’t mean taste-free.
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S’moreables make a great graham cracker pie crust!!
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Oooh I would love love to win! I think I’d use most of them as pie crusts actually when crushed and mixed with butter. I miss a traditional key lime pie and think the grams would be perfect for that!
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Thanks for the reviews! We buy their products a lot.
I love this brand. I have already tried the animal crackers and they are great!
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Here’s another 20-yr.-old that would be more than happy to claim a box of sandwich cookies! 😀
S’mores were great by the campfire because of the graham crackers!!! Hate to have the kids miss out.
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I just found out my son was gluten free a few weeks ago. Many of the things that we have tried so far haven’t been very tasty. We would love to try these out since he hasn’t had any type of cookies since we have found out. 🙂
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My four year old son who has allergies who loved to win these cookies. We’ve tried the chocolate cream one’s but not the others!
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KinniToos Vanilla Sandwich Creme Cookies are also my 6 years old sons favorite.
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All of the Kinnikinnick things that I’ve tried are great! Surely would like to win!
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I subscribe to your posts and love most kinnikinnick products. These cookies would be a great treat for me and also for my kids for school lunches.
Ooh. Been missing animal cookies. I’d love to try the others but I’m most excited about those.
I would love to win these for my little boy! So hard to find good gluten dairy free cookies! And he would love to have a treat once in a while!
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I need to get my hands on those sandwich cookies! Yum! What a great giveaway. I’ll admit, I’m not enamored by the s’mores cookies either. They work in a bind, but I prefer making my own chocolate chip cookies (just squish a hot marshmallow between two of those!).
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I wonder if the smoreables would work well for a graham cracker pie crust, like for cheesecake?
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My family LOVES the K-Toos…they taste like Oreos!!! Yummy, yummy! You couldn’t tell they’re gluten free…very worth the money!
I have tried the chocolate k-toos and the vanilla animal crackers. Would love to try the other products as well!
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I have used the smorables for a cheesecake crust… Blended them in a food processor with almonds. It turned out yummy! Also, the chocolate k-toos are good crumbled & mixed in vanilla ice cream. Tastes like oreos n cream!
I would love to win these. I have only tried the graham crackers and did not think that they were to bad but I agree that they are thick and not the best smore’s cracker.
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i live on the graham crackers. no matter how bad my stomach is hurting, i can eat these. keep them in a snack bag in my purse for when i’m out and about too!
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I have tried the K-Toos cookies and I really enjoyed them!
I will absolutely link this to my blog! I just started one and we loooove the Kinni-Kritters and the sandwich cookies!
What a tasty giveaway!! Can definitely think of some great treats to make with these cookies 🙂
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I’m brand new to the GF diet because of some scary health issues. I’m looking forward to trying all these new things!
I totally agree with you on the graham crackers. I bought them for smores and was a bit disappointed. I would like to try the others. Always looking for luch ideas.
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We have had the smoreables. We eat them plain or to make smores at our camp fires. They are a bit harder then regular graham crackers but we still like them.
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newly diagnosed with wheat allergy…would love to try the cookies!!!!
WOW ! what a great giveaway! I LOVE the Kinnikinnick sandwich cookies. I have not tried the other, but would like to.
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I found some of the Kinnikinnick cookies you mentioned at Market of Choice yesterday! So I bought some! YAY!
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Oh wow, I would love to win these! Having so many food allergies, I rarely get to have treats!
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These look great…have not tried them yet…but be awesome to win some!
I absolutely love smoreables, they are a wonderful snack (making smores in the oven).
These would be awesome to win!
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I go through a lot of their Smores during the summer. My kids love that they can have smores with their friends and never be left out. Thank you!
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Those look yummy, I’d love to try them. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love your facebook page & kinnikinnick! Made s’mores for my daughters class for celiac awareness day & everyone her classmates awe me they now beg for her to bring snack again soon 🙂
FINALLY some cookies I might like. I look forward to trying these. Thanks always for your info!!
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I Love Kinnikinick! In fact, we all do here!
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I do ‘love’ and ‘like’ the Gluten Free Homemaker on Facebook. I get alot of great info from your site! I also just ‘liked’ kinnikinnick on FB. Our son has tried the smores crackers, and was not to thrilled with them either. However, he has not tried the chocolate cookies that look like ‘oreo’. And, I have to say that before he was diagnosed 2 years ago, ‘oreos’ were a staple in our home and were his favorite. To be honest, I am always afraid to spend the money and then find out that he (10 years old) does not like them. This would be a great opportunity for him to try some of the products, if we were to be selected. Thanks so much for having opportunities for people to try new products!
Love these products…from the cookies to the pizza crust to the baking mixes, they have THE BEST stuff
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I would love this. Cannot find kinnikinnick here in san jose. And i don’t get to san francisco often enough.
I would love to try your cookies as I am trying to keep better diet with Gluten Free as a diabetic.
I subscribe and I already LIKE you! You rock! Thanks so much for this chance to try some Kinnikinnick cookies. I haven’t had the pleasure, only recently having become gluten free! CRAVING something sweet!
I have two munchkins that would love to gobble these up!
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