Cookie Time!

As the new year starts to fade away, Girl Scout troops across the country are prepared for the exciting cookie season. As every box is sold, valuable skills are starting to be made, from confidence building to social skills. These cookies bring more than just a treat.

While it may seem easy, selling baked goods is more complicated than you might think.

“We got cookies in February and the first few weeks are definitely more chaotic with sales with my friends,” said sophomore Caidence Hodges. “When that stuff starts to die down we start to sell at different grocery stores and go from there.” 

Many Girl Scouts start from a young age selling cookies and continue selling cookies for years raising money for the troop. There are many girls who have to sell cookies so the competition starts to get chaotic.

“I started as a Girl Scout in the second grade as a seven-year-old, in Girl Scout years that’s a second-year brownie. I’ve been selling cookies ever since!” expressed sophomore Maya Nayberg.

During cookie selling season there are many challenges that the troops may face. The stressful interactions are not the worst of selling cookies.

“Some of the biggest challenges we face are mostly when selling at stores, when there is bad weather,” mentioned Hodges. “It just sucks selling cookies when there is bad weather because it's just more uncomfortable.”

Because of the different kinds of interactions that the Scouts have to deal with, there are many skills that a Girl Scout might develop.

Maya Nayberg expressed, “An interesting skill I’ve developed is that I can make my voice sound high which convinces more people to buy cookies. I am also good with money. I’m good at handling and counting and knowing if a bill is real or fake and I think that has helped me a lot.” 

The cookie selling season is long and drawn out so it could be hard to stay motivated. There are many different strategies that a scout could use to stay determined.

“I tend to sell out all my cookies in the first day or week of the season and then not sell anything again but I try to stay motivated by looking forward to what we can do once we are done selling the cookies,” stated Nayberg.

There are many different things that a troop can save up for and be able to experience if they raise enough money selling cookies.

“The things my troop likes to save up for is a big trip to New York and DC, there is a national convention,” Hodges expressed. “I’m a delegate for the state of Colorado so I get to vote for stuff at that convention.” 

Along with different trips that the troops can take, the money made from selling cookies goes directly to the troop and individual girl scouts.

“Girl Scouts make a percentage of every box of cookies sold, and that percentage goes directly back to our troop; it’s about 30 cents this year for every box of cookies. We use that money in our bank account and we can do whatever we want with it, like buy snacks and go on trips or hold activities and events,” said Nayberg.

There is no doubt that Girl Scout cookies are a big thing that everyone knows about with many people having their own opinions on their favorite flavor.

“My favorite cookie is the adventureful because I think that they are really good and addicting,” said sophomore Holly Hartmann.

Many students nowadays agree that the cookies selling prices have gone up over the years but many come to understand why that is.

“I think that [Girl Scout cookies] are getting more expensive, but I know they are more expensive because they want to keep the same quality, so I know that they are more expensive for a specific reason,” expressed Hartmann.