Cookie Resources
Welcome to the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie Program! This year's theme is Go Bright Ahead!
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 that helps 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
Getting Started - For Families 
Getting Started - For Troops
The 2023 Cookie Program runs February 1 - March 12
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, 2022—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 27, 2023. Girls can, however, set up and use their Digital Cookie site starting December 15 2022 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 that 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 back-up person who can help during the program.
- The Troop Cookie Manager must attend training before your troop will be allowed to participate. If the back-up can also attend, that is helpful.
- Participating girls must be registered Girl Scouts for the 2022-2023 membership year and must return a signed Parent/Guardian Permission Form before they can begin selling.
- Each girl should be given girl materials to take home. Parents should make the decision 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 2022 was 326 boxes per girl.
Troop Initial Order Rewards Flyer
Avoid making extra trips to the cupboards and order enough cookies during initial order to make sure your troop can reach their goal. Troops are encouraged to order at least 90% of what they will need for the sale through their Initial Order. If you are a returning troop, base your Initial Order on what your troop’s final sales were the previous year. If this is your first time selling cookies, use 300 boxes per girl as a benchmark and talk to your Service Unit Product Sale Coordinator (SUPSC). They can assist you in deciding on a good Initial Order based on your troop size.
Troops will also have the option of "bailing out" up to 10% of their Initial Order of traditional varieties on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
Tips for Initial Order Pickup Day
Booth Permission Form
Booth Inventory Sheet
Important Dates
Rewards
Additional Program Materials
Cookie Program Pins and Badges
Training
Printable Materials
Troop Earnings and Finances
Social Media Resources
Service Unit Resources
