Cookies provide no nutritional benefit for pets and may contain toxic ingredients. Chocolate chips, raisins, macadamia nuts, and xylitol are common mix-ins that are dangerous. Even plain cookies add empty calories quickly.
Cookies are sweet baked products made from flour, sugar, fats, and leavening, sold as homemade batches, packaged snacks, bakery cookies, and frozen dough.
Pets encounter cookies through crumbs, snack packs, lunchboxes, dessert trays, and leftover dough residue. Soft-baked, cream-filled, and frosted cookies are richer than plain dry varieties.
Sugar-free cookies may contain xylitol. Common mix-ins include chocolate, raisins, nuts, caramel, and spice blends. Cookie assortments often combine multiple hazardous ingredients.
