GSNI Cookie Resources
2027 Cookie Program
NEW! Digital Cookie Online Exclusive Channel
Introducing Girl Scout Sparkables and Patch Pals! Watch the reveal video below!
Girl Scout Sparkables are crunchy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies dotted with colorful sprinkles and created in partnership with Partake. They are formulated to be allergy-friendly, gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan, which may help expand participation in Girl Scout Cookie Season, subject to individual dietary needs and label review.
Patch Pals were created with BARK, the company behind BarkBox, which is obsessed with making dogs happy. They are a blueberry muffin flavored, grain-based recipe and made with blueberries. They are a treat that dogs will love and Girl Scouts can feel proud to sell. These delicious dog cookies are for dogs only.
Both Girl Scout Sparkables and Patch Pals will be available only through Digital Cookie shipped ordering from a Girl Scout's or troop's Digital Cookie link. Sparkables will sell for $6/package and Patch Pals for $9/package. Limited quantities will be available. For more details, review these FAQs.
Are you excited? Please complete this short survey to let us know how may packages of these new cookies customers will buy! Deadline to complete is Sunday, September 20, 2026.
Questions? Visit our Virtual Office Hours on Tuesdays 12-1 p.m. or 7-8 p.m.
FAQs
Girl Scout Sparkables and Patch Pals Food Allergen Guide
Girl Scout Sparkables flyer
Girl Scout Sparkables Rally Guide
Patch Pals flyer
Patch Pals Rally Guide
The Greatest Cookie Carnival on Earth
Step right up and discover the magic of entrepreneurship! Welcome to The Greatest Cookie Carnival on Earth! Every great carnival performer has special talents—and every Girl Scout entrepreneur has five essential skills. Travel through the carnival midway and master the five skills of the Girl Scout Cookie Program to become a Cookie Carnival Champion!
Two dates, four locations! Free and fun for all to enjoy! No advanced registration needed.
Friday, December 4, at 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• McHenry Township, 3702 N. Richmond Rd, Johnsburg
• Loveland Community House, 513 West 2nd St., Dixon
Saturday, December 5, at 3-5 p.m.
• South Elgin Resource Center, 353 Randall Road, South Elgin
• Rockford Resource Center, 1886 Daimler Rd., Rockford
Resources for Troop Cookie Chairs, Parents and Girl Scouts
Girl Scout entrepreneurs will be Ready to Explore when the 2027 Girl Scout Cookie Program starts on Tuesday, January 5, 2027. All Girl Scouts must be registered members for the 2026-2027 membership year (MY27) to participate in the cookie program. Exciting program announcements coming soon!
Schedule
Tuesday, January 5 – Cookie Program begins
Monday, January 25 – Last Day of Initial Order
February 4-8 – Initial Order delivery (varies by service unit)
February 12-March 21 – Cookie Booths
Sunday, March 21 – Cookie Program ends
Tuesday, March 23 – Troops submit Final Rewards
How do troops get started?
The Troop Cookie Chair or a Troop Leader must complete the 2027 Troop Online Cookie Program Training on gsLearn and be Product Ready in order to receive the troop’s program supplies and materials from their Service Unit Cookie Coordinator. This training will be available in late November.
Is your troop Product Ready?
• Two registered Troop Leaders with current background checks on file with GSNI.
• Troop Leaders completed all required trainings including the GSUSA Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Training.
• The troop has a current bank account, and the ACH Agreement has been submitted to GSNI.
• Returning troops have submitted financial documents to GSNI for the previous year (MY26).
• Troop has met the Troop Minimum Size Requirement (to earn troop proceeds).
Join the GSNI Cookie Program Rally in Rallyhood to for resources and updates!
The information in the drop-down menu below will be mostly updated by late November.
NEW for 2027 Cookie Program 
Manuals & Trainings
Virtual Office Hours
Virtual MicroTrainings
Cookie Chats
GSNI will be sending weekly Cookie Chats to Volunteers and Parents during the Cookie Program starting in January. These will also be posted here and on Rallyhood.
Wednesday, January 6—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 7—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, January 13—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 14—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, January 20—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 21—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, January 27—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 28—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, February 3—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 4—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, February 10—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 11—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, February 17—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 18—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, February 24—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 25—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, March 3—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, March 4—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, March 10—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, March 11—Cookie Chat for Parents
Wednesday, March 17—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, March 18—Cookie Chat for Parents
eBudde Microburst Trainings and Little Brownie Bakers Resources
Welcome to Little Brownie Bakers and see how Together We Bake a Difference!
Below are links to eBudde Microburst Trainings as well as many other resources created by Little Brownie Bakers to assist volunteers and Girl Scouts. Visit Little Brownie Baker's website for even more resources!
GSNI eBudde Troop Manual
Welcome Girl Scout Cookie Entrepreneurs!
eBudde Microburst trainings
eBudde Overview
eBudde App Dashboard
Troop Initial Order (please note, this does not include feature of parent entering Initial Order in Digital Cookie and how it looks in eBudde)
Troop Girl Orders Tab
Troop Girl Rewards
Troop Cupboard Order Scheduling
Troop Transactions
Troop-to-Troop Cookie Exchange
Council Booths
Troop Booths
Booth Sale Recorder
Distribute Payments for Digital Cookie Troop Site In-Hand or Girl Delivery orders to Girl Scouts
Distribute Digital Cookie Troop Site Shipped Orders to Girl Scouts
Troop Sales Report
Delivery Station Scheduling (not all service units use this procedure)
Cookie Rookie
Chapter 1: Welcome
Chapter 2: Girl Scout Cookies
Chapter 3: Your Cookie Business
Chapter 4: Your Cookie Customers
Little Brownie Bakers YouTube Channel
Little Brownie Bakers Pinterest
Digital Cookie
Cookies
Exploremores!
Forms & Tools
Cookie Booths & Cookie Cupboards
Cookie Booth Guide
Cookie Booth Planning & Inventory Sheet
How Many Cookies to Order for a Cookie Booth
Council Cookie Cupboards
Additional Volunteer run Cookie Cupboards are located throughout the council. See eBudde or Rallyhood for a list of these cupboards.
Cookie Cupboard Guidelines & Procedures
Booth Flyers & Posters
Thin Mints Still #1 – flyer, poster
Mint Madness – flyer, poster
Do-Si-Dos – flyer, poster
Life Gives You Lemons
Life Isn’t Perfect
Blue Ribbon Booth
The Blue Ribbon Booth program will be a new addition for the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program as GSNI staff and board members visit cookie booths. This is a great time for Girl Scouts to share what their favorite cookies are, what are their individual and troop goals, how the troop will be using their proceeds, favorite cookie stories, and more! Reminder, Girl Scouts should be wearing their uniform vest or sash. Staff and board members visiting the booths will also distribute a Blue Ribbon Booth fun patch to the Girl Scouts present at the cookie booth.
The Blue Ribbon Booth program will be a new addition for the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program as GSNI staff and board members visit cookie booths. This is a great time for Girl Scouts to share what their favorite cookies are, what are their individual and troop goals, how the troop will be using their proceeds, favorite cookie stories, and more! Reminder, Girl Scouts should be wearing their uniform vest or sash. Staff and board members visiting the booths will also distribute a Blue Ribbon Booth fun patch to the Girl Scouts present at the cookie booth.
Bling Your Booth - Weekly Cookie Booth Themes
We are excited to introduce weekly themes for each of the six cookie booth weekends. Troops and Girl Scouts are encouraged to decorate their cookie booth(s) for the theme of the week and submit pictures and stories to be entered into a drawing to win a Cookie Booth Fun Bundle.
• February 13-19—
• February 20-26—
• February 27-March 5—
• March 6-12—
• March 13-19—
• March 20-22—
Troops must enter the drawing by Thursday, the last day of each theme week . Troop winners will be drawn the following Monday. For the last theme week, please enter by Monday, March 23 , and the drawing will be held on Tuesday, March 24.
• February 13-19—
• February 20-26—
• February 27-March 5—
• March 6-12—
• March 13-19—
• March 20-22—
Troops must enter the drawing by Thursday, the last day of each theme week . Troop winners will be drawn the following Monday. For the last theme week, please enter by Monday, March 23 , and the drawing will be held on Tuesday, March 24.
Cookie Cravers & Mobile Cookie Craver Van
Cookie Program Activities
Rewards
Entrepreneurship Badges & Pins
Cookie Business, Entrepreneur and Financial Literacy Badges are pictured below. Click here for more details.
The Cookie Entrepreneur Family pin enables Girl Scouts with their families to learn to think like entrepreneurs as they participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Each Girl Scout level has its own set of requirements to help families guide their Girl Scout to run a cookie business year after year. Below are links to all the activities and tools for completing some of them.
Daisy—#1 Set a Goal-Daisy Cookie Goal Tracker, #3 Practice with money-Cost of Cookie Packages, Play Money
Brownie—#1 Go for a Goal-Brownie Cookie Goal Tracker, #3 Be a money master-Cost of Cookie Packages, Play Money
Junior—#1 Strategize your sales-Junior Cookie Goal Tracker. #5 Know your product-Know the Cookies, 2026 Girl Scout Cookie flyer
Cadette—#1 Hit those benchmarks-Cadette Cookie Goal Tracker, #4 Grow your network-Customer Pitch
Senior—#1Take note!-Senior Goal Tracker, #4 Segment your customers-Customer Targeting
Ambassador—#1 Get information-Ambassador Goal Tracker, #4 Be a sister to every Girl Scout-Sister Girl Scout
Troop & Girl Scout Projects and Games
Cookie Program Guidelines
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions regarding any aspects of the Cookie Program, please email the Product Program Team at cookies4you@girlscoutsni.org.
