Girl Scout cookie facts for kids
Girl Scout cookies are popular treats sold by the Girl Scouts of the USA. These cookies come in many different flavors, and buying them does more than just satisfy a sweet tooth! When you buy Girl Scout Cookies, you help the Girl Scouts raise money for their activities. It also teaches the girls important life lessons, like how to manage money and talk to customers.
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What Are Girl Scout Cookies?
Girl Scout cookies are special cookies sold each year by Girl Scouts across the United States. They are a big part of the Girl Scout program. The money raised from selling cookies helps fund many exciting activities for the girls.
Why Do Girl Scouts Sell Cookies?
Selling cookies is a fun way for Girl Scouts to learn important skills. It's like running a small business! Girls learn about:
- Goal Setting: Deciding how many boxes they want to sell.
- Money Management: Handling cash and keeping track of sales.
- Customer Service: Talking to people and being polite.
- Teamwork: Working with other Girl Scouts.
- Decision Making: Choosing how to use their cookie earnings.
The money earned from cookie sales helps Girl Scouts go on adventures. This can include camping trips, community service projects, and earning badges. It also helps them buy supplies for their activities.
A Short History of Girl Scout Cookies
The tradition of Girl Scout cookies started a long time ago.
- 1917: The first known cookie sales happened in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Girl Scouts baked simple sugar cookies at home and sold them to raise money for their troops.
- 1922: A Girl Scout leader named Florence E. Neil shared a cookie recipe. She suggested that all Girl Scouts could bake and sell cookies.
- 1930s: Commercial bakeries started making the cookies. This made it easier for more Girl Scouts to sell them.
- Today: Two main bakeries, Little Brownie Bakers and ABC Bakers, make most of the cookies. They each have slightly different versions of some popular flavors.
Popular Cookie Flavors
There are many delicious types of Girl Scout cookies. Some flavors are sold every year, while others might change.
- Thin Mints: These are probably the most famous! They are thin, mint-flavored cookies covered in chocolate.
- Samoas/Caramel deLites: These cookies have caramel, coconut, and chocolate stripes.
- Tagalongs/Peanut Butter Patties: These are crispy cookies with peanut butter, covered in chocolate.
- Do-si-dos/Peanut Butter Sandwich: These are crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookies with a peanut butter filling.
- Trefoils/Shortbread: These are classic shortbread cookies shaped like the Girl Scout trefoil logo.
Each bakery might call their cookies by different names, but they are all tasty!
How to Buy Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout cookies are usually sold once a year, often in late winter or early spring. You can buy them in a few ways:
- From a Girl Scout: Many girls sell cookies directly to friends, family, and neighbors.
- At Cookie Booths: Girl Scouts often set up booths outside stores or in public places.
- Online: You can also buy cookies online through the Girl Scouts' Digital Cookie platform. This lets you support a specific Girl Scout or troop.
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A mound of boxes and cases of Girl Scout cookies. This mound contains 74 boxes of cookies
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A comparison between Thin Mints made by Little Brownie Bakers (left) and ABC Bakers (right)
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