Girl Scout Cookie Recipes, 11 easy recipes that use different flavors of Girl Scout Cookies including Thin Mints, Tagalongs, and Samoas. Also a list of Girl Scout cookie flavors and where to buy Girl Scout cookies.
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season! Yay! I was a Girl Scout. My daughter is a Girl Scout. So this is very near and dear to my heart.Although, if you’re like me, you buy a bunch of boxes, eat way too many, then not sure what to do with the rest of the boxes you just bought so how about some Girl Scout cookie recipes?!
So I thought I’d come up with a short list of some easy recipes that use different types and flavors of this year’s Girl Scout Cookies. Before the Girl Scout cookie recipes, a little information…
Where Can I Buy Girl Scout Cookies?
Well, I know for most of you, you see Girl Scouts everywhere this time of year selling at stores, work, and everywhere else.
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For those of you who haven’t seen the cookies out and about right now, you can use the cookie finder on the Girl Scout website. You can enter your zip code, download an app, or order online.
List of Girl Scout Cookies
The types of Girl Scout Cookies may change a little year to year so this list may get outdated here at some point. Also, different parts of the country have different varieties of Girl Scout Cookies. You can visit the Girl Scout website to see the latest flavors and see photos and other information.
As of right now the price of our local Girl Scout Cookies is $5/box but could be more or less where you live.
- Girl Scout S’mores – There are two different types depending on where you live. Chocolate, Marshmallow, and a graham cookie.
- Caramel deLites / Samoas – My personal favorite, these cookies have chocolate, caramel, and coconut. They go by different names depending on where you live.
- Thin Mints – A chocolate mint cookie which is another favorite of many!
- Peanut Butter Patties / Tagalongs – Again, this particular cookies goes by different names depending on where you live. The cookie is topped with peanut butter and coated in chocolate.
- Shortbread / Trefoils – Goes by two different names depending on where you live, but both are a classic shortbread cookie.
- Do-si-dos / Peanut Butter Sandwich – Crunchy oatmeal cookie sandwich with a peanut butter filling. And like many others, name varies depending on where you live.
- Lemonades / Savannah Smiles – Lemon cookies that vary a bit not only on their name, but also the cookie themselves.
- Thanks-A-Lot – Shortbread cookies with a layer of chocolate fudge on the bottom.
- Toffee-tastic / Trios – Gluten free cookies. The Toffee-tastic cookies are butter cookies with toffee chips. The Trios cookies are peanut butter oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips.
Girl Scout Cookie Recipes:
If you have boxes of Girl Scout cookies and not sure what to do with them, here is a quick list of some fun desserts you can make with them for parties or just your family!
11 Girl Scout Cookie recipes:
1. Mint Chip Cookietini (Snappy Gourmet) – Fun dessert co*cktail with a glass lined with chopped Thin Mints cookies.
2. Strawberry Ice Cream Cake (Grandbaby Cakes) – This easy dessert uses the Girl Scout Cookie shortbread as a crust and topped with strawberry and vanilla ice cream, whipped topping, and fresh strawberries.
3. Samoas Moose Munch (Country Cleaver) – Fun dessert snack with popcorn, chopped Samoas cookies, coconut, chocolate, and an easy homemade caramel.
4. Thin Mint Stuffed Brownies (The Frugal Foodie Mama) – Doesn’t get much better than these fudgy brownies and Thin Mints combination!
5. Tagalong Cupcakes (My Baking Addiction) – Chocolate cupcakes topped with a peanut butter frosting, chocolate glaze, and Tagalongs.
6. Thin Mint Key Lime Tart (Cooking on the Weekends) – Check out this interesting combo of a homemade key lime tart with Crème de Menthe and Thin Mints cookies.
7. Samoa Cookie Ice Cream Cake (Beyond Frosting) – This is what dreams are made of! Or at least my dreams… Anyways, this easy ice cream cake combines Samoas, a homemade no-churn ice cream, coconut, caramel, and hot fudge.
8. Peanut Butter Banana Pudding (The Chic Site) – Banana pudding with peanut butter and Trefoils.
9. Lemon Blueberry Parfaits (Little Brownie Bakers) – Lemon pudding with blueberries and Savannah Smiles cookies. Easy!
10. Girl Scout Cookie Fudge (Dine and Dish) – Use any variety of Girl Scout cookies in this easy homemade chocolate fudge recipe.
11. Girl Scout Shake (A Zesty Bite) – Homemade milkshake with ice cream, Caramel deLites, and Peanut Butter Patties. But I bet you could easily swap out your favorite Girl Scout Cookies!
FAQs
1. Raspberry Rally. This little treat occupies a unique spot in Girl Scout cookie history. It arrived in 2023; it was the first cookie available exclusively online, and by 2024, it was gone.
What are the Girl Scout cookie choices for 2024? ›
As far as this year's cookie lineup goes, the GSUSA website lists a dozen different flavors: Adventurefuls, Caramel Chocolate Chip, Caramel deLites (also called Samoas in some markets), Do-Si-Dos (or Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies), Girl Scout S'mores, Lemonades, Lemon-Ups, Peanut Butter Patties (or Tagalongs), Thin ...
Why were Savannah smiles discontinued? ›
However, the Girl Scouts discontinued them after just one year, revealing in a statement to CNN that, "While Raspberry Rally was extremely popular last year, we are taking a pause this season to prioritize supplying our classic varieties." It's also possible the cookies were removed because people were selling them on ...
How much was Girl Scout Cookies in 1917? ›
Picture this: It's 1917, and Girl Scout Cookies make their debut, priced at just 25-35 cents per dozen. Such a humble beginning for what would become a nationwide phenomenon!
Why are Girl Scouts discontinuing raspberry cookies? ›
Only available online, the Raspberry Rally became a hot commodity and quickly sold out, leading resellers to hawk boxes on eBay for high prices. A Girl Scouts spokesperson told TODAY.com that they were "disappointed" in the unauthorized resale of the cookies and that it "deprived" the troops of experience and profits.
What is the most loved Girl Scout cookie? ›
According to the Girl Scouts website, Thin Mints is the highest-selling flavor of cookies nationally, followed by Samoas. The top 5 flavors of cookies sold nationally include: Thin Mints® Caramel deLites®/Samoas®
Do Girl Scout Cookies taste different in 2024? ›
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, which has troops in western Ohio and southeastern Indiana, changed bakers for the 2024 season. Each baker makes their own Girl Scout Cookies, which means iconic favorites may differ in flavor and name – and new, specialty cookies are now available.
What is the most popular Girl Scout cookie this year? ›
Almost 60% of women in Congress were Girl Scouts. Sales of Thin Mints alone have managed to beat Oreos in previous years. Samoas have been a beloved variety since they were first introduced in 1974. Thin mints and Samoas/Caramel deLites are the top two selling cookies every year.
What happened to the old lemon Girl Scout cookies? ›
These cookies were lemony wedges coated with powdered sugar and were available from 2011 to 2019. The precursor to Savannah Smiles was the Lemon Coolers, a reduced-fat bite-sized cookie that lasted from 2003 to 2006. When Savannah Smiles was discontinued, Lemon-Ups took their place and are still sold today.
Did they discontinue lemon Girl Scout cookies? ›
There were also reduced-fat and sugar-free versions of Chalet Cremes that lasted just a couple of years. Then came Lemon Drops (1998 to 1999), a crispy lemon cookie with lemon chips. Ultimately, Lemon Ups (2020 to present) and Lemonades (made by ABC Bakers) replaced Savannah Smiles and Lemon Coolers.
If you weren't lucky enough to experience the Kookaburra first-hand, they are rectangle-shaped treats made with crispy rice, caramel and chocolate. Not Rice Krispie treats, but chewy cookies with a touch of caramel.
What is the most expensive Girl Scout cookie? ›
Most of the cookies are $5 per package, according to Gutkind. S'mores and gluten-free Toffee-tastic are $6 because there's a higher production cost due to the specialty ingredients. With that said, each of the 111 Girl Scout councils set its own prices.
Have boxes of Girl Scout Cookies gotten smaller? ›
If we don't carry a certain cookie, it's likely because the bakery connected to our council does not produce or no longer produces that cookie (e.g., Lemonades come from the other Girl Scout Cookie baker). Have the cookies gotten smaller? No, Girl Scout Cookies are the same size and weight per package.
What Girl Scout Cookies are in short supply? ›
Deep in cookie-selling season, when Girl Scouts raise critical funds to pay for the year's activities, Samoas and S'mores are hard to find. And that's a blow for Scouts in greater Los Angeles because troops can receive up to $1 for every box their members sell.
Did they discontinue lemon Girl Scout Cookies? ›
There were also reduced-fat and sugar-free versions of Chalet Cremes that lasted just a couple of years. Then came Lemon Drops (1998 to 1999), a crispy lemon cookie with lemon chips. Ultimately, Lemon Ups (2020 to present) and Lemonades (made by ABC Bakers) replaced Savannah Smiles and Lemon Coolers.
What were the old Girl Scout Cookies? ›
Girl Scout Cookies for sale during the 1970s included Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-si-dos®, and Shortbread/Trefoils® cookies, plus four additional choices.
Are thanks a lot discontinued? ›
These shortbread cookies featured a fudge-dipped bottom, but the similar choice known as the Thanks-a-Lot shortbreads replaced them in 2006 and remained on the cookie roster until 2021. Now if you're worried about some of the more popular Girl Scout cookies disappearing, don't stress.
