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Girl Scout Cookies

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

New Cookie Added to Girl Scout Cookie Sale for 2013

Sales continue until February 3, with delivery beginning Feb. 27

It's that time of year. Girl Scout Cookie sales begin Jan. 12, 2013, and a new cookie has been added to this year's lineup. The Mango Creme, a vanilla and coconut sandwich cookie with a mango-flavored creme filling, joins this year's offering of Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Shortbreads, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Lemonades and Thanks-a-Lots. Cookies cost $3.50 per package. Orders will be taken from Jan. 12 until Feb. 3, and cookies will be delivered beginning Feb. 27. Booths will be set up between Feb. 27 and March 17 in locations around the St. Louis Metro area. Funds are used by GSEM for programs for girls, for adult volunteer training and for maintaining three local Girl Scout camps. Troops use their funds for …

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Girl Scout Cookies Go On Sale Saturday

Scouts around the area will be peddling cookies.

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri will kick off their annual cookie drive this Saturday. On Cookie Go! Day, as the kickoff is called, girls will begin taking orders and raising money to benefit Girl Scouts. The cookies will come in the same seven flavors as last year: Thanks-A-Lot, Lemonades, Shout Out!, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Peanut Butter Patties, Thin Mints and Caramel deLites. Girl Scouts from troops across eastern Missouri, from St. Louis to north in Putnam Country to south in Ste. Genevieve, will begin selling cookies on Saturday, Jan. 21 at $3.50 per package. All proceeds from cookie sales stay within the community to benefit local girls. Troops use the money for everything from field trips to community service projects; with …

Friday, January 14, 2011

It's the (Second-Most) Wonderful Time of the Year!

Girl Scout cookie sales will begin Saturday, Jan. 15.

Start making space in your freezers, it’s once again time to start stocking up on Girl Scout Cookies! Starting on January 15, for $3.50 a package, you can place your orders for your classic favorites, such as Thin Mints, and new flavors, such as Lemonades. Orders will be taken until Jan. 30, and cookies will be delivered beginning Feb. 23. “When I was growing up in Lake [Saint] Louis as a Girl Scout, I loved selling cookies,” says Krysta Thomason, age 24. “It was such a great learning experience to interact with people… I am so excited to order some of my old favorites as well as some new exciting flavors!” Sales this year will proceed as usual, with a few changes. The Girl Scout council in the St. Louis area will be using a different …

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Joe Barker

1:22 pm on Friday, January 14, 2011

Thin mints are indeed awesome—even better frozen.   more ›

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