Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scouts selling cookies at a stand in Midtown Manhattan, 2013. (more) Girl Scout Cookies food Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne State University linguistics instructor. Laura Payne Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Nov 19, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot a Question Girl Scout Cookies, cookies that the members of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) sell annually from January through April to raise money for their local council and activities. GSUSA troops sell up to 12 varieties of cookies per year, which can include Thin Mints, chocolate cookies in a mint chocolate coating; Caramel deLites (also called Samoas), cookies with caramel, coconut, and chocolate stripes; and Trefoils, shortbread cookies based on the original Girl Scout Cookie recipe. Juliette Gordon Low formed the first Girl Scout troop in 1912, and five years later the Girl Scout Cookie was ...(100 of 798 words)

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