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Girl Scout Cookies
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again. No, not the holiday season – it’s Girl Scout Cookie season.
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) officially announced the start of the 2025 season on Tuesday, which generally runs through the spring.
Proceeds from each box sold stay with local troops and councils, which the GSUSA says funds experiences like camps, trips, service projects and much more throughout the year. The sale of Girl Scout Cookies are “the largest entrepreneurial program in the world,” according to GSUSA, and allows girls to acquire entrepreneurial including goal setting, money management, decision-making, people skills and business ethics.
“Girl Scout Cookie season is about so much more than selling the iconic cookies people know and love,” said GSUSA Chief Revenue Officer Wendy Lou in a press release. “The funds girls earn throughout the season directly power girls’ journeys in leadership, entrepreneurship and community building. The sweet success of each sale is a testament to how much girls can change the world when they put their minds to it.”
Here’s what to know about the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie season.
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Girl Scouts 2025 cookie flavors
The 2025 cookie lineup features all of the classics and then some.
- Adventurefuls: Indulgent brownie-inspired cookies topped with caramel flavored crème with a hint of seat salt
- Caramel Chocolate Chip: Chewy cookies with rich caramel, semisweet chocolate chips and a hint of sea salt
- Caramel deLites/Samoas: Crisp cookies with caramel, coconut and chocolaty stripes
- Do-si-dos/Peanut Butter Sandwich: Crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookies with peanut butter filling
- Girl Scout S’mores: Crunch graham sandwich cookies with chocolate and marshmallow filling
- Lemonades: Savory, refreshing shortbread cookies topped with a tangy lemon-flavored icing
- Lemon-Ups: Crispy lemon cookies baked with inspiring messages
- Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs: Crispy cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating
- Thin Mints: Crisp, chocolate cookies dipped in a delicious mint chocolaty coating
- Toast-Yay!: Toast-shaped cookies full of French toast flavor and dipped in delicious icing
- Toffee-tastic: Rich, buttery cookies with sweet, crunchy toffee bits
- Trefoils: Shortbread cookies inspired by the original Girl Scout cookie recipe
Which Girl Scout cookie flavors are discontinued?
This is the final bow for two cookies in the lineup. At the close of the 2025 season, S’mores and Toast-Yay! flavors will be discontinued, meaning fans will need to stock up now.
How to buy Girl Scout cookies
According to the organization, Girl Scout Cookie season is recognized nationally from January through April, but local timing varies. If you’re looking to buy local, you can start by visiting www.girlscoutcookies.org to find a booth near you.
- For those looking to order digitally, you can place an order online to be delivered directly to your home at www.girlscoutcookies.org on or after Feb. 21.
- If you know a registered Girl Scout, reach out to learn how she’s selling cookies. If you don’t know a Girl Scout, check with your local council or use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder.
- You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to stay informed about how to purchase Girl Scout Cookies.
How much do Girl Scout cookies cost?
This year, Girl Scout cookies cost $6 per box. This is an increase from last year, which GSUSA attributes to inflation impacting all parts of the manufacturing process.
Are any Girl Scout Cookies gluten free, vegan, kosher or halal?
According to the Girl Scouts website, Toffee-tastic and Caramel Chocolate Chip cookies are gluten free.
Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Lemonades and Toast-Yay! cookies are vegan, while every flavor variety is kosher and Halal certified, according to the GSUSA.
Why do some Girl Scout cookies look the same but have different names?
According to the GSUSA, each Girl Scout council contracts with one of two licensed bakers, whose recipes and ingredients may differ slightly: ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers.
