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It's that time of year again: Girl Scout cookie season. This year all Girl Scout cookies are trans-fat free so you can eat them with slightly less guilt than before.
There are two bakeries that produce Girl Scout Cookies, Little Brownie Bakers and ABC Bakers . Both produce some of the classic cookies, including Thin Mints, Samoas, Trefoils and Tagalongs (a.k.a. Peanut Butter Patties), but each of the bakeries make several cookies that the other does not. Little Brownie Bakers has three original creations this year. Sugar Free Little Brownies are little chewy chocolate squares "packed with chocolate chips" that are diabetic friendly and All-Abouts are all about "Enjoying life as a true Girl Scout" and appear to have a chocolate-flavored coating on one side.
ABC Bakers has Reduced Fat Cartwheels, which are "oatmeal rounds with a cinnamon burst in every bite" and lemon-iced shortbread Lemonades in their lineup this spring, as well as cookies with the odd name Thanks-a-Lot appear to be the same as the All-Abouts from LBB, although they have the words for "thanks" in five different languages written on them.
I'm planning on passing on both the All-Abouts and Thanks-a-Lots, but I'll consider getting a box of Lemonades with my Samoas, Tagalongs and Trefoils this year.
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1-19-2007 @4:02PM Molly said... I was a Brownie way back when (60's), and actually won one year, for the most boxes sold in my troop (395 boxes)....and believe me, that WAS walking door-to door. Of course the cookies were a lot cheeper then, 50 cents a box...(may have been cheeper). I miss some of the old favorites (vanilla/chocolate sandwich cookie. The mint are still my favorite (cold from the freezer). Can't wait to get some this year.
Sad that the world has changed do much that the girls can't get a little exercise and have fun doing it because of crime. I remember trying to be the first one out and selling, before the other girls beat me to it. Everyone enjoy your cookies!!!
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1-22-2007 @4:25PM Pam said... As a Lifetime Member of Girl Scouts, Leader, & cookie Mom. It's just a different world out there, I use to go door to door, when my daughter was young (6-8) I use to take her door to door in the neighborhood, as she became older she would go to the bowling alley with her dad and sell and to the ballfield, now whe's a sr. in highschool and she might work a cookie booth if she's not working herself, so yes her dad and help sell at our jobs. Sure they can get cookies in the grocery store but I think alot of people but them to help the kids out. I have 150 cases sitting in my living room and my husband still buys a box from the little neighbor girl down the street because she's only 7 yrs old and a brownie and has her speech down pat! Hey I would rather buy GS cookies then see kids run the streets!
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1-19-2007 @9:09PM Laura said... I remember my favorite being the sandwich cookies from the early 80's; half was vanilla and half were chocolate...miss these very much...also the chocolate chip cookies...I only buy the tagalongs now.
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1-19-2007 @4:14PM Miss Harriet said... I've been a Girl Scout Leader for 6 years and Cookie Mom for both my troops. While most people love the cookies, eating them is not the important part of the sale - the important thing is the skills the girls are learning as they sell (Leadership, Business, Math, Planning, Goal-setting, etc.). They are also raising money to fund Girl Scout programs in their area. In my area girls get credit for Girl Scout camp and troops earn something toward goals the girls choose, such as a trip or a charitible donation. Older girls can also earn money toward destination trips, my Cadette troop is earning money for a trip to Savannah, Georgia (the birthplace of Girl Scouts) in the Fall. We also collect donations of cookies to send to our military overseas. BTW, girls in my area continue to go door to door with adult supervision as well as do "Cookie Booth Sales" at various locations. More information on Girl Scouts, Cookie Sales and the Girl Scout Program is available at the national Girl Scout website: www.girlscouts.org I thank everyone for supporting Girl Scouts and hope you enjoy the Cookies! Miss Harriet from PA
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1-19-2007 @4:13PM DAWN said... I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW AND WHY THEY CHARGE DIFFERENT PRICES IN DIFFERENT STATES FOR THE SAME EXACT THING?????? I LIVE IN NORTHERN KY AND THEY ARE $3.50 A BOX BUT JUST ACROSS THE RIVER IN CINCINNATI OHIO THEY ARE JUST A MERE $3.00 A BOX????? CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THAT?
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2-15-2007 @8:29AM Sara said... I read in the newspaper several years ago that the girls scouts only get about .25 cents per box of cookies they sell. I'd be better off just giving them a dollar donation.
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1-19-2007 @5:07PM ellie said... Two times in the past,in two different neighborhoods, I ordered cookies from cute little girlscouts (in uniform), who took my money and never delivered the cookies. Water under the bridge now, as this happened many years ago, but I would not ever pay up-front for the product ever again. Being a former girl scout, I was very disappointed and have to wonder about what they are taught now.....
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1-19-2007 @4:18PM carla said... I ordered cookies this year '07 and was asked to pay in advance in this a new procedure? Does anybody know? I used to pay when they arrived!
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1-19-2007 @4:19PM Nancy said... The Thanks-a-lots, which are the same as the previous Animal Treasures are possibly the best GS cookie ever created (although it is hard to beat tag-alongs and the thin mints).
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1-19-2007 @4:24PM cbs said... I am finishing off my last box of Thin Mints now (frozen from last year). They are soo good! I can't wait for more. BTW, there were only about 6 left, I don't want it to sound like I ate the entire box today!!
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1-19-2007 @4:21PM Ginger said... I can't imagine why #11 is so upset about the name of the cookies. We lived in the South until recently, and this year up North, my husband called to say someone was selling them at his office. I gave him my order-- Thin Mints, Samoas, Trefoils, Tagalongs and All Abouts. He called me back later on and said they only had the Thin Mints. Everything else had different names, and I had to describe each cookie. Caramel Delights, Shortbread, Peanut Butter Patties and Thanks a Lots are what we've ordered. I had no idea the names were different in different places, and I think the cute names are better, but hey, we're going to order them no matter the name. It's tradition! And no, they're not the best cookies in the world, but it is the only fundraiser for most troops and the Girl Scouts do wonders for girls. When my girls were little, I played cookie mom for 3 years, with my living and dining rooms stacked high with cookies. GOOD LUCK to all those Brownies and Girl Scouts out there!!!
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1-21-2007 @11:31PM besttwins said... My daughter is selling GS cookies for her second year. I just wanted to mention that her service unit requires that Brownies and Junior scouts must be accompanied by an adult when selling and girls 11-17 must be supervised by an adult. They may also only sell door-to-door during daylight hours. With so many kids with both parents working they have difficulty taking their girls out. It's often dark by the time many people get home. Also the parents weekends are filled with running errands.
I take my daughter door to door along with her twin brother who is a cub scout and seems to think he can sell more cookies than she can.
I also want to mention that some GS councils take part in "Cookies From Home" with the USO. You can pay for a box(es) of cookies to be sent to the people in the military overseas. Regardless of how people feel about the war, many soldiers do not want to be there either. We sent 800 cases about 9600 boxes last year, and they troops were grateful. So if you can, pay for a box for them.
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1-19-2007 @4:26PM Susan said... I was a GS leader for 8 yrs and always went door to door w/ my daughter to take orders. When our troop did booth sales they had to do the selling, $ taking, etc.
I will only buy from a GS - they are the ones supposed to be selling - not the parents. If they call/ask me in person I'll buy!
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1-19-2007 @4:29PM john rapp said... I love GS cookies, as do my boys and girls. Unfortunately, none seem to come into our neighborhood any longer. If any one in Southeast Indy wants to make a very nice sized sale, they should contact me.
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1-19-2007 @4:28PM Ginger said... Oh #51, that reminds me. When we set up outside of grocery stores in 2002-2005 (I'm no longer involved but assume they're still doing it), we set up a basket and the girls made great posters for "Buy a Box for a Soldier." People were VERY supportive, and lots of people who said they wouldn't normally buy cookies (dieters, diabetics) bought a few. It helped the girls with a service project, made money for the troop, and showed them about how communities work. We also had some people offer to help pay shipping, which was great, because it cost about $75 to ship our packages.
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1-19-2007 @4:31PM Deb said... I was a Girl Scout leader for 11 years, and cookie time was always exciting for the girls. When they were young, they appreciated the attention and the prizes. When they were older--and using booths instead of door-to-door sales--they appreciated the results of their work--either the money our troop earned for trips or the improvements to the GS camps in Northern Arizona, which our troops used a couple times per year. I give heartfelt thanks to those of you who purchase cookies and a special thumbs up to the ones who buy them even though they don't love them. The girls really DO benefit.
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1-21-2007 @8:24AM Mer~ said... I am a mom of a gril scout for the last 3years. We bought the all abouts last year and between my hubby and daughter they were gone needless to say i had to go onto the "It" site to buy a case of them. To bad they couldn't have the cookie sale twice a year. but my fav is the trefoils with a nice hot cup of tea! :-)
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1-19-2007 @4:46PM Brownie Mom said... #19 False info...Girl Scouts do go door to door but are encouraged to only go to the homes of people they know. My daughter is selling cookies for the first time & we went to our neighbors on our block and family & friends. For the first time they are "sorry we missed you" door hangers w/ordering info. As far as I know there were no little girl scouts kidnapped! But, any responsible parent would not let their child go door to door anywhere for any reason.
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1-20-2007 @1:23AM Rich said... Hey,what happened? Did you run out of sour Girl Scouts to make the Lemon Coolers this year?
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1-19-2007 @4:46PM Kristin said... Ahh, yes, it's that time of year again. When our neighbor came over selling Girl Scout cookies I noticed they got rid of the Reduced Fat Lemon Pastry Cremes. They must've replaced them with the Lemonades...and does anyone else remember those Animal Friends cookies they had for a year or two?
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