2026 Family Cookie Guide Meet your new BFF the Black-footed ferret! • The black-footed ferret is the only ferret native to North America. • Lifespan: one to three years in the wild; four to six years in captivity. • Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in 1981 in Wyoming. Thanks to breeding, reintroduction, and cloning, over 400 now live in the wild. • They are nocturnal and fossorial, meaning they live underground. • Their natural habitat is the grasslands of the North American plains.
Get ready to be Brave, Fierce, and Fun! Since 1917, when Girl Scouts in Muskogee, Oklahoma, began selling homemade cookies in their high school cafeteria, the Girl Scout Cookie Program has helped young cookie sellers grow into brave and fierce entrepreneurs. Powered by the world’s largest girl-led entrepreneurial program, Girl Scout Cookie proceeds open doors to exciting opportunities, meaningful service projects, and lasting connections. These funds help keep Girl Scouting affordable for all families while supporting a range of community service projects. Every cookie purchase is more than a sweet treat; it’s an investment in young entrepreneurs and the future of the Girl Scout movement.
Helpful Cooke Program Resources
Cookie Homepage
Cookie Calendar
• Jan. 9 – Troop orders are due. Be sure your troop cookie manager has the number of cookies you want to order to start the cookie program with. This is known as the Starting Inventory Order (SIO). • Jan. 26, 7 p.m. – Join the Product Program team for the “Cookies 101 for Families” webinar. Scan QR Code. • Jan.28 – Feb. 7 – The cookies are here! The cookies ordered through the SIO are available for pick-up by troop cookie managers (TCM). Schedule a pick-up time with the TCM to retrieve your cookies. • Feb. 5 – Girl Scouts receive an email with the registration link for the Digital Cookie site. • Feb. 7 – It’s cookie time! Girl Scouts can begin to take orders, go door-to-door and sell online. • Feb. 13 – Cookie booths open at 4 p.m. • Feb. 20 – 22 – National Girl Scout Cookie & Walkabout Weekend • March 22 – Last day of the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program.
Sign Up to Help at Cookie Deliveries
Parent Permission Form
Good information to gather before the cookie program:
Troop #: ______________________________________________ Troop cookie manager (TCM): ____________________________ TCM Phone Number: ____________________________________ TCM Email Address:____________________________________ Cookie pick-up date: ____________________________________ Money Due Dates: ______________________________________ Digital Cookie Login:____________________________________ Digital Cookie Password: ________________________________
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