Miss the Stauffers cookies you grew up with? We ship the originals straight to your door.
For nearly a century, Stauffers of Kissel Hill has been the heart of Lancaster County — from the iconic animal crackers in your childhood lunchbox to the garden center that starts every Pennsylvania spring. If you can’t get to our store, we’ll bring the store to you.
The Stauffers Cookies & Snacks You’ve Been Searching For
Every box below is the real deal — the same Stauffers recipes made in Lancaster County for generations. Each product is paired with the everyday craving or problem it fixes, so you know exactly what you’re grabbing.
Stauffers Animal Crackers
The original lightly-sweet animal shapes that made lunchboxes famous — nothing else tastes quite like them.
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Stauffers Gingerbread Cookies
Soft, iced gingerbread that shows up on holiday tables every December — order early before they sell out.
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Stauffers Shortbread Cookies
Buttery Pennsylvania Dutch shortbread — the coffee-time cookie families have counted on for decades.
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Stauffers Christmas Cookies
Festive holiday shortbread in seasonal shapes — an instant gift, hostess offering, or Christmas Eve tradition.
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Stauffers Star Cookies
Crisp star-shaped cookies dipped in real milk chocolate — the two-bite treat you’ll finish the bag of.
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Stauffers Whales Crackers
Cheesy little cheddar whales that pack into lunchboxes without crumbling — a snack kids actually eat.
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Stauffers Ginger Snaps
Crisp, spicy ginger snaps with real molasses — the dunker that goes with every cup of coffee or tea.
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Stauffers Frosted Animal Crackers
The pink and white iced version everyone reaches for first — sweeter, softer, and unmistakably Stauffers.
Shop on AmazonThree Reasons You Can’t Find the Stauffers You Remember
Whether you grew up eating Stauffers cookies in a Lancaster County kitchen or discovered our animal crackers on vacation, most people run into the same roadblocks when they try to buy them again. Here’s what we hear the most.
You’ve Moved Away From Lancaster County
Stauffers of Kissel Hill is a Pennsylvania Dutch institution rooted in Lititz, PA. If you’ve moved for school, work, or family, most local grocery stores in your new city simply don’t stock our cookies — and grocery imitators taste nothing like the originals.
Seasonal Favorites Sell Out Fast
Our Christmas cookies, gingerbread, and holiday shortbread run on short seasonal batches. Every year, thousands of families call the store in mid-December only to hear the words “sold out until next year.”
Copycat Brands Aren’t the Same
People confuse “Stauffer’s” with a dozen other brands — frozen entrées, generic animal crackers, drugstore snack aisles. If it doesn’t say Stauffers of Kissel Hill, it’s not the recipe you remember.
How Stauffers of Kissel Hill Solves Each One
You shouldn’t have to drive to Lititz — or wait until December — to eat the cookies you love. Here is exactly how our official product lineup fixes each of the three problems above.
Nationwide Shipping on Every Stauffers Cookie
Your favorite animal crackers, ginger snaps, shortbread, and star cookies now ship anywhere in the U.S. No more asking relatives in Lancaster to send a care package — order directly and have Stauffers on your counter within days.
Reserve Holiday Cookies Early — Not Last-Minute
Our Christmas cookies, iced gingerbread, and white fudge holiday shortbread are available online the moment the seasonal batch is packaged. Skip the phone-a-friend scramble and buy them the day they drop.
Every Product Is the Real Stauffers Recipe
You’re shopping the actual Stauffers of Kissel Hill catalog — the same animal crackers, whales, and shortbread cookies stocked in our Lancaster County stores. Look for the Stauffers of Kissel Hill name on every bag. If it’s on this page, it’s authentic.
Life Without Stauffers vs. Life With a Full Pantry
A small stack of Stauffers boxes changes more than you’d think. Compare the everyday routines before you had them shipped to your door — and after.
Before
- Wandering three grocery stores looking for the pink-and-white bag
- Settling for a generic animal cracker that tastes nothing like it
- Missing gingerbread season entirely because they sold out
- Kids’ lunchboxes with the same bland snacks every week
- Nostalgic cravings that never actually get satisfied
- Asking family in PA to mail cookies once a year
After
- Stauffers animal crackers on the counter within two days
- Real Pennsylvania Dutch shortbread with your afternoon coffee
- Christmas cookies reserved and shipped before December rush
- Cheddar whales that kids actually finish in their lunchboxes
- Ginger snaps ready for tea whenever the craving hits
- Care packages from you — instead of waiting on one
How Stauffers Fans Reconnect With the Cookies They Love
These are real stories from Stauffers of Kissel Hill customers — long-time locals, transplants, and families discovering our cookies for the first time.
“I’ve lived in Texas for eleven years and hadn’t tasted a Stauffers animal cracker since my last trip home to Lancaster. Ordering directly meant my kids finally got to try the cookies I grew up on — and now they steal them from the pantry.”
Rebecca H.
Result: Reordered 3× in 6 months“Every December I used to fight the crowd at the Lititz store for the iced gingerbread. This year I ordered online in November and had two boxes waiting before the tree even went up. Game-changer for the holidays.”
Doug M.
Result: Beat the seasonal sell-out“My mom sent me a box of Stauffers shortbread when I started college. Four years later I’m still ordering them for finals week — it’s the most Pennsylvania Dutch thing I bring back to my dorm and everybody wants one.”
Alyssa K.
Result: New family traditionCommon Concerns About Ordering Stauffers Online
If you’re on the fence about ordering Stauffers of Kissel Hill cookies from home, these are the questions we get asked most — with straight answers.
Are these the same Stauffers cookies sold in the Lancaster County stores?
Yes. Every product listed here — animal crackers, gingerbread, shortbread, ginger snaps, whales, and star cookies — is the same Stauffers of Kissel Hill recipe you’d find on the shelves in Lititz and Rohrerstown. Same bags, same ingredients, same taste you remember.
Will the cookies arrive broken or stale in shipping?
Cookies are shipped in their original sealed retail packaging, and orders typically arrive within a few days. Because they’re packed in sturdy boxes and bags built for grocery shelves, breakage is rare — and the sealed packaging keeps them just as fresh as the day they were baked.
I confused Stauffers with a frozen food brand. Are you the same company?
No — this is a common mix-up. Stauffers of Kissel Hill is an independent Pennsylvania Dutch retailer and bakery based in Lancaster County. We are not affiliated with the frozen entrée company. If it says “Stauffers of Kissel Hill” on the packaging, it’s ours.
Can I still order holiday cookies if it’s already close to Christmas?
You can, but we strongly recommend ordering seasonal items like Christmas cookies, iced gingerbread, and white fudge shortbread in November or early December. Holiday batches are limited and often sell out before the season ends.
Do you ship the fresh bakery, meat, and garden items shown on the site?
Fresh bakery items, cut meats, and garden center products are available in-store at our Lancaster County locations. The cookies, crackers, and shelf-stable snacks on this page are what ship nationwide — perfect for anyone outside driving range of the store.
What if my family only likes one specific Stauffers cookie? Can I just buy that?
Absolutely. Every product on this page can be purchased individually — no bundles required. Whether it’s just the frosted animal crackers or a case of ginger snaps, pick what your household actually eats and skip the rest.
Bring Stauffers of Kissel Hill Home Today
Nearly a century of Lancaster County baking, one order away. Skip the sold-out signs, the store-brand imposters, and the mile-long drive — order the Stauffers cookies you love, shipped straight to your kitchen.
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