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2026 Cookie Program

Explore Cookies & S'more

Explore Cookies & S’more on Saturday, December 6. This will be an Open House style event held at all GSNI Resource Centers (Oswego, Rockford, South Elgin, and Lake Zurich) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sample the NEW Exploremores cookie! Cookie Program activities for Girl Scouts including reward touch & feel, practicing cookie booth skills at a Mock Cookie Booth, recording their Digital Cookie video, crafts and games, photo booth, and more! The Product Program Team will be available to answer all your cookie questions too!

GSNI Retail Stores will be open at every location, including a pop-up store in Lake Zurich. Girl Scouts can bring their Cashew Cash and Cookie Dough e-codes earned to make purchases or parents and volunteers can purchase holiday gifts! Build-A-Bear will also be available at South Elgin and Rockford Resource Centers. Check out all the holiday furry friends and accessories!

Girl Scouts who visit all the stations at the event will receive the Cookie Rally patch (while supplies last).

Resources for Troop Cookie Chairs, Parents and Girl Scouts

We present Brave. Fierce. Fun! as the theme of 2026 Cookie Program and the Black-Footed Ferret as the mascot! All your BFF!

The GSNI Product Program Team thanks all who completed the participation and reward surveys. These survey results were a huge asset in developing plans for the 2026 Cookie Program.

To view the early glimpse What's New for the 2026 Cookie Program presentations held in September, please go to Rallyhood to view the recordings. Throughout the program, keep watch for many more exciting details announced and listed on the NEW for 2026 Cookie Program tab below! All resources will be updated by late November.

Join the GSNI Cookie Program Rally in Rallyhood for more resources, announcements and exclusive offers!

2026 Cookie Program Important Dates
Tuesday, January 6--Cookie Program begins
Sunday, January 25--Initial Order taking ends
Monday, January 26--Deadline for troops to submit initial orders
February 5-9--Service Unit Deliveries (varies by SU)
February 13-March 22--Cookie Booths
    (Troop Booths only February 13-26, Troop & Council booths through March 22)
Sunday, March 22--Cookie Program ends
Tuesday, March 24--Deadline for troops to submit final rewards
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.

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!

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 Captain--Welcome

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

Exploremores flyer

More resources to come! Also see Little Brownie Bakers.

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      Cookie Craver
      Parents or Troop Cookie Chairs may bring in a Cookie Craver submission form to a GSNI Council Cupboard ONLY, XX-XX to receive cookies for additional customer orders. Payment is required at the time of submission/cookie pick-up. Girl Scouts can earn the Goal Getter patch with submission of 18 packages.

      Cookie Craver (additional details), (Spanish)
      Cookie Craver order card  (Spanish)
      Cookie Craver submission form (Spanish)

      Cookie Business Challenge
      Girl Scouts can be a Cookie Entrepreneur and Captain by participating in the Cookie Business Challenge! Girl Scouts can earn a patch and businesses benefit from support and recognition of the Girl Scout Cookie Program! For Girl Scouts to receive their patch and to ensure businesses are recognized appropriately, the Girl Scout/parent must complete the Cookie Business Challenge online form by XX.

      Cookie Business Challenge (additional details)
      Cookie Business Challenge submission form

      Gift of Caring (GOC) Opportunity
      GSNI encourages troops to deliver GOC cookies. For troops that delivery GOC Cookies and complete the GOC online delivery form by XX, all Girl Scouts in the troop who sold donation cookies and/or participated in the delivery date will receive the Cookie Bundle charm! Troops may collect the donation cookies themselves or pick-up from council.

      Gift of Caring Opportunity (additional information)
      Gift of Caring Delivery form

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