The 2025 Girl Scout cookie season is here and whether you prefer Thin Mints or Tagalongs, there will be plenty to enjoy.
Local Girl Scout councils are taking part in the annual cookie season, offering a chance to stock up on your favorite cookies for a limited time.
“The Girl Scout Cookie program provides opportunities to practice and develop entrepreneurial skills, making Girl Scouts more likely to have an entrepreneurial mindset and become entrepreneurs compared to their non-member peers, according to a study by the Girl Scouts,” the organization said on its website.
Here’s what to know.
Who are Girl Scouts?
Girl Scouts of the USA is a national youth membership organization for American girls. The Girl Scouts was founded in 1912, and provides enrichment, volunteer and social opportunities through local councils and troops, according to the organization’s website.
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What is the Girl Scout Cookie program?
The Girl Scout Cookie program is an annual Girl Scouts initiative during which scout members sell cookies. The initiative helps girls build confidence and entrepreneurship skills and funds the community, with proceeds going to local Girl Scout councils and troops, the Girl Scouts said.
When did Girl Scouts start selling cookies?
Girl Scout Cookies were originally home baked by girl members with moms volunteering as technical advisers, the organization said.
The sale of cookies to finance troop activities began as early as 1917, five years after Juliette Gordon Low started Girl Scouts in the United States. The Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold them in its high school cafeteria as a service project.
In 1933, Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia Council baked cookies and sold them in the city’s gas and electric company windows. The price was just 23 cents per box of 44 cookies, or six boxes for $1.24. Girls developed their marketing and business skills and raised funds for their local Girl Scout council. A year later, Greater Philadelphia took cookie sales to the next level, becoming the first council to sell commercially baked cookies.
In 1936, the national Girl Scout organization began the process of licensing the first commercial bakers to produce cookies that would be sold nationwide by girls in Girl Scout councils. Enthusiasm for cookies spread, and by 1937, more than 125 Girl Scout councils reported holding cookie sales.
When is Girl Scout cookie season in Michigan in 2025?
Girl Scout councils typically conduct Girl Scout cookie season between January and April, the Girl Scouts said on their website. The timing of cookie season varies by local Girl Scout council, however.
To find out when Girl Scout cookie season will be in your area in Michigan, search by your zip code in the Find Cookies box on the Girl Scouts website.
How much do Girl Scout cookies cost?
Girl Scout councils set their own prices, according to the Girl Scouts.
What flavors are Girl Scout cookies?
Girl Scout cookies can come in more than 10 flavors. Check with your local Girl Scout council to find out which of the following cookies are available in your area of Michigan this cookie season:
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Caramel deLites or Samoas
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Peanut butter patties or Tagalongs
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Peanut butter sandwich or Do-si-dos
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Toffee-tastic – Gluten free
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Where can you buy Girl Scout cookies in Michigan?
Contact your local Girl Scout Council to find your nearest cookie location to buy cookies in Michigan this season.
The organization also invites people to get updates about new products and on-sale dates by entering their email address on their website or by texting “Cookies” to 59618 to get the latest Girl Scout Cookie news.
You also may purchase cookies online, the organization said, through the Digital Cookie platform using links from a Girl Scout or a troop participating in the online cookie program. If you know a Girl Scout, let them know you’d like to buy cookies online, and they can help you make your purchase. Girl Scouts will use their personalized cookie website or mobile app to facilitate a purchase.
If you don’t know a Girl Scout, you can purchase cookies online starting Feb. 21, 2025, by visiting girlscoutcookies.org and clicking the Find Cookies! search box.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Girl Scout Cookie season kicks off in Michigan for 2025