This week kicks off Girl Scout Cookie Season! Be sure to support your local Girl Scout troop: part of the proceeds go back to the local Girl Scout troop to support their local program, and the girls learn valuable lessons in entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, and goal-setting.
Whether you grew up with fond memories of devouring boxes of Samoas and Tagalongs like I did, or you are new to the deliciousness that can only come from Girl Scout cookies, here are some fun facts that you may not know about Girl Scout cookies.
🍪 Lemon-ups are NEW! We are loving these crispy lemon-flavored cookies that have inspirational messages on them for a sweet pick-me-up.
🍪 Thin Mints are vegan and dairy-free. Thin Mints have always been bestsellers year after year. Now these crispy, chocolatey cookies are made with natural peppermint oil as well as other vegan ingredients. They do not contain any milk ingredients.
🍪 You can freeze Girl Scout Cookies. No need to break those New Year's resolutions - freeze boxes of Girl Scout cookies to enjoy them throughout the year.
🍪 Toffee-tastic are gluten-free. Relatively new to the Girl Scout Cookie family, Toffee-tastics are rich, buttery cookies with tiny crunchy toffee bits in them. They are certified gluten-free and made with no artificial flavors.
🍪 The first Girl Scout Cookies were sold in 1917. Five years after the Girl Scouts started in the U.S., the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma baked cookies and sold them in its high school cafeteria as a service project.
🍪 S'mores cookies can be microwaved. Just like homemade s'mores, eating the melted marshmallows and chocolate between the crispy graham crackers is like a mini party in your mouth.
🍪 All Girl Scout cookies uphold the Girl Scouts' commitment to protect the environment and human and community rights. All cookies do not have high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, or trans fat, and they are made with RSP-certified Mass Balance palm oil.
🍪 Donated Girl Scout Cookies support troops overseas. The Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey offers a council-wide Gift of Caring program which donates cookies to Blue Star Mothers of America, a non-partisan, non-profit organization made up of mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, foster mothers and female legal guardians who have children serving in the military, guard or reserves, or children who are veterans. So order those Girl Scout cookies guilt-free!
To locate your local Girl Scout troop, click HERE.
Are you part of a local Girl Scout Troop? Submit your Cookie Booth event to get in on Macaroni Kid Northeast Bergen's online calendar HERE.
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