GSSEF Cookie Resources

Welcome to the 2027 Girl Scout Cookie Program! This year's theme is Ready to Explore!

The Girl Scout Cookie Program has been a part of American tradition for over 100 years! Through the dedication and service of everyone involved, the Girl Scout Cookie Program spreads the word about Girl Scouting in a positive way.

Girl Scouting provides local girls with precious lifelong experiences and values that are important to our families and our community. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a key part of her experience and much more than a way to raise money.

The Cookie Program is a hands-on leadership and entrepreneurial program. Girls learn not from a book but from real-life experiences. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the country, helping girls develop key business and leadership skills that last a lifetime.

Thank you for your participation and support.

Lisa Y. Johnson
CEO, Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida

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Welcome to the 2027 Girl Scout Cookie Program!

The Cookie Program is an amazing opportunity for your Girl Scouts to participate in a quality council-sponsored program that will develop life skills and help raise for their own troop activities. When you guide girls through a cookie sale, you will get a firsthand look at the skills and confidence girls develop along the way. Your support during the program makes all the difference, and we truly appreciate your time and dedication to the girls in your troop. Getting started is easy:

Be a registered member of Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida for the 2027 Membership Year. Not a member? Register or Renew Today
Attend your troop cookie meeting set up by your troop leader
Help your Girl Scout learn about the cookies:
- Girl Scout Cookie Varieties Flyer
- Cookie Booth Essentials
Coordinate with your troop leader about initial cookie order deadlines and delivery dates
Volunteer! Help your daughter and troop have a successful season

Ways to build your sale

There are several ways Girl Scouts can achieve their cookie goals and earn some awesome rewards. While booth sales are January 11 - February 21, 2027, you don’t wait until then to get your sale started. Use the time between now and February to build your online sale, collect Cookies for the Military donations, earn the Corporate Cookie Connections patch, learn new skills at SMART Cookie, and build momentum for booming booth sales! Learn easy ways to build your sale now!

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The 2027 Cookie Program runs January 11 - February 21, 2027

While troops won't have cookies until just a few days before the sale begins, they can use their paper order cards to begin marketing their sale starting December 1, 2026—as long as your troop has completed training and received the materials. While girls may secure support for their sale, they may not deliver cookies or collect money before January 11, 2027. Girls can, however, set up and use their Digital Cookie site starting December 1, 2026, for girl delivery and donations only.

It Takes a Team

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a group effort. A troop leader will need a troop cookie sale manager who runs the logistics of the sale. A troop cookie sale manager will need parents to help with picking up Girl Scout Cookies, chaperoning booth sales, and more. Build your team and you will build a great experience for the girls - minus the stress! Read the Troop Cookie Manager envelope for helpful hints, dates, and other important information.

In order to participate, a troop will need:

One GSUSA-registered adult to manage the Cookie Program for your troop. A co-leader or parent is ideal. It is always good to have a backup person who can help during the program.
The Troop Cookie Manager must attend training before your troop will be allowed to participate. If the backup can also attend, that is helpful.
Participating girls must be registered Girl Scouts for the 2026-2027 membership year.
Each girl should be given girl materials to take home. Parents should decide whether they would like their daughter to participate in the program.

How Much Do I Order?

Troops should plan their sale with a specific goal of selling enough cookies to generate the proceeds they need for planned activities or by using an average number of boxes girls can be asked to sell. The average number of boxes sold in 2026 was 285 boxes per girl.

Troop Initial Order Rewards Flyer

Initial order is a very important component of a successful sale. Varieties can be limited during active selling. To ensure that you have the varieties you need when you need them, inital order is critical. Don’t waste valuable time searching for cookies. Order to her goal and focus on selling instead.

We recommend an initial order of 90-100% of what you expect to sell throughout the sale. If you are a returning troop, base your initial order on what your troop’s final sales were the previous year.

For first-year troops, we recommend planning for an average of 350 packages per participating Girl Scout when placing your Initial Order.

Troops will also have the option of "bailing out" up to 10% of their Initial Order of traditional varieties on Tuesday, January 27. Please note: Toffee is not eligible, Troops that receive home delivery are not eligible, and Troops that pick up additional cookies from a cupboard are not eligible.

Booth Permission Form

Booth Inventory Sheet

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November	Schedule a parent meeting to explain the GSSEF Cookie Program and encourage participation. Make sure you have banking information on file in eBudde – this can be updated on the settings tab. Log in to eBudde and check your troop contacts, settings tab (including banking information) and roster for accuracy. Reach out to [email protected] if you see any errors. On November 30th, Clover Setup Request Forms AND Yard Sign Order Forms are DUE from troops. This link will take you to both forms. All troops placing an initial order receive 2 yard signs at no cost. The order form is for additional yard signs at $8 each.
December 1	Digital Cookie Begins and girls may begin marketing the Cookie Program and may launch their digital site. eBudde Booth Lottery begins at 7pm and Troop Leaders can begin making daily booth selections for their troop in eBudde. Test ACH withdrawal of $0.02 for all troops and Yard Sign ACH for troops that placed a yard sign order.
December 4	Celebrate National Cookie Day with $5 shipping. Quantity restrictions apply; please see Digital Cookie storefront on 12/4 for details.
December 13	Troop Initial Order DUE in eBudde.
January 5-8	Home delivery for troops meeting the 650-case minimum.
January 9	Initial Order Pickup (AKA Initial Delivery). Your Service Unit Product Sale Coordinator (SUPSC) will share instructions on the pickup process at training.
January 11	First day of Cookie Booth Sales
January 12	Cupboard deliveries begin; reorders available. Check cupboard hours of operation and submit reorders in eBudde.
January 28	ACH 1 – GSSEF will withdraw 25% of total balance due from the troop bank account. Troops earning the Initial Order Reward will have NO ACH.
February 4	ACH 2 – GSSEF will withdraw 50% of the total balance due from the troop bank account.
February 21	Booth sales end. Digital Cookie closes.
February 22	Corporate Cookie Connections Surveys DUE.
February 25	Final ACH
February 28	Troop Rewards Submission DUE.
March 1	Extreme Team Address Confirmations DUE.

Rewards

There are lots of ways girls can earn rewards during the Cookie Program:

Initial Order Rewards

Girl Reward Card

Extreme Team Rewards

Cookies for the Military Rewards

Digital Cookie Rewards

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Corporate Cookie Connections patch program packet

Corporate Cookie Connections program completion certificate

Clover Instructions

Clover Account Set-up

Cookie Varieties flyer

GSSEF Cookie Booth Guidelines

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Cookies and Girl Scout Program Pins and Badges: All Girl Scouts who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program are eligible to earn the annual Cookie Activity Pin, which recognizes the five skills learned and practiced during the cookie program. The Activity Pin is available for purchase at the Palm Beach County or Broward County Retail Stores.

Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin: Make Girl Scout Cookie season a family affair! Earning Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins makes spending time with family easy, fun, and even sweeter during cookie season. Start your collection today, and get ready to rock your Girl Scout pride all season long.

Entrepreneurship Progression Chart

Entrepreneurship Badges and Pins Poster

Training

For Parents: Check out our "just in time" training videos on the GSSEF YouTube page.

Digital Cookie Overview for Families
Booth Etiquette
Cookies 101
Ways to Sell

For Troop Leaders: Log into your gsLearn account for some short, helpful videos. If you are a registered Girl Scout adult volunteer, you can access gsLearn as soon as your membership is active by following these instructions:

Sign in to gsLearn through your My GS account at www.gssef.org.
Once you’ve logged in, click on the yellow My Account button.
From your My Account page, select gsLearn from the menu on the left side of the screen.

Need extra assistance throughout the sale? Reach out to your Troop Cookie Manager, Service Unit Product Sale Coordinator, or contact the GSSEF Product Program Team at [email protected] and we can help you get started!

Sweet Success Series: Our Sweet Success Series is a monthly training designed specifically for new Girl Scout leaders who want to feel confident and supported during the Product Program seasons. This interactive series equips you with the tools, knowledge, and community you need to navigate Sweets & Treats and Cookie season with success. Learn how to grow your Girl Scouts’ participation, avoid common pitfalls, and turn stress into strategy!

Learn more here

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All Print Materials

Cookies for the Military flyer

Leave-Behind Card

Girl Participation Certificate

Volunteer Participation Certificate

Price List flyer

Cookie Recipes

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Money Handling and Banking Procedures

Payment for Cookies

Customer payment for cookies may be made by cash or credit card. We do not recommend that troops accept checks from anyone that they do not have a personal relationship with. If a check is accepted, it must be payable to the troop and deposited into the troop bank account. All monies should be deposited into the troop bank account regularly throughout the sale.

ACH Withdrawal Schedule

December 1: Test ACH withdrawal of $0.02 for all troops and Yard Sign ACH for troops that placed a yard sign order.

January 28: ACH 1 – GSSEF will withdraw 25% of total balance due from the troop bank account - troops earning the Initial Order Reward will have NO ACH.

February 4: ACH 2 – GSSEF will withdraw 50% of total balance due from the troop bank account.

February 25: Final ACH – GSSEF will withdraw 25% of total balance due from the troop bank account.

To ensure transactions are reflected in eBudde before ACH processing, avoid entering booth-sale payments through Digital Cookie within four days of a scheduled ACH withdrawal.

GSSEF will pull ACH reporting 2 days prior to the scheduled ACH date. Balances reflected in eBudde at this time will be used for ACH purposes.

Record Keeping

GSSEF will record your ACH withdrawals and deposits into eBudde. The deposit and current balance owed will be reflected on your Troop Sales Report. Troop Leaders should provide a receipt to parents/guardians for any cookies received and money turned in during the sale. Troop Leaders allocate cookies and payment sto each girl order record in eBuddge througout the sale. At the end of the sale, print the Troop Sales Report and verify that all of the information is accurate. The Troop Sales Report should have a zero balance.

Troop Proceeds

There are lots of options to increase your troop's cookie proceeds throughout the year.

All troops will receive a base price of 70 cents per box sold.
Troops that earned the 2026 Sweets & Treats incentive will receive an increased proceeds rate of $0.75 per package sold.
Junior, Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador troops who opt out of rewards will receive an additional 2 cents per box sold. Girls will still be eligible to earn patches, Extreme Team and Top Seller rewards. Eligible troops must submit their opt-out election no later than February 21, 2027.

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Looking for some help promoting the Cookie Program on social media?

Little Brownie Bakers has put together great resources to help parents and girls promote their sale via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more. Not only do they provide a variety of graphics to choose from, but also suggested post copy to use. So all you need to do is download the image you like, copy and paste the wording, and click post on the social media platform of your choice!

Cookie Booth Posts include promotional posts for your Digital Cookie site, donations, in-person booths, contactless delivery, and more
Cookie Spotlights includes a graphic for each type of cookie
Cookie Season Phases include promotional posts for countdowns, last chance, and more
Holidays include graphics and suggested post dates for Girl Scout Holidays

Girl Scouts, parents, and volunteers are also encouraged to follow and share posts from our GSSEF Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages. As well as GSUSA's official Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Cookie Booth Permission Form