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2026 Cookie Program

Explore Cookies & S'more

Explore Cookies & S’more on Saturday, December 6, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m., to kick off GSNI’s 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program! This free, open house-style event will be held at all four GSNI Resource Centers in Lake Zurich, Oswego, Rockford, and South Elgin. No advance registration required!

Sample the NEW Exploremores™ Girl Scout Cookie! Cookie Program activities for Girl Scouts will include practicing their cookie booth skills at a mock cookie booth, recording their Digital Cookie video, crafts, games, photo booth, reward reveals, and more! The Product Program Team will also be on hand to answer all your cookie questions.

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

Girl Scouts who visit all the stations at the event will receive the Cookie Rally fun patch while supplies last. We hope you’ll join us as we Explore Cookies & S’more for the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program!

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 mid-December.

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

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 7—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 8—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, January 14—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 15—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, January 21—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 22—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, January 28—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, January 29—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, February 4—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 5—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, February 11—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 12—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, February 18—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 19—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, February 25—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, February 26—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, March 4—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, March 5—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, March 11—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, March 12—Cookie Chat for Parents

Wednesday, March 18—Cookie Chat for Volunteers
Thursday, March 19—Cookie Chat for Parents

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 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

See Little Brownie Bakers for more resources!

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      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.
      We are excited to introduce themes for each of the six cookie booth weekends. Troop and Girl Scouts are encouraged to decorate their cookie booth for the theme of the week and submit pictures and stories to be entered into a drawing to win a Cookie Booth Fun Basket.
      • February 13-19—Winter Wonderland
      • February 20-26—National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
      • February 27-March 5—Power your Brain with Girl Scout Cookies
      • March 6-12—ExploreMORE, Go Explore!
      • March 13-19—YeeHaw for Cookies!
      • March 20-22—Brave. Fierce. Fun!
      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 Craver
      Parents or volunteers may bring in a Cookie Craver submission form to a GSNI Council Cupboard or selected volunteer cupboards Thursday, February 12-Saturday, March 21, 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 (Spanish)
      Cookie Craver order card (Spanish)
      Cookie Craver submission form (Spanish)

      Cookie Business Challenge
      Girl Scouts can be a Cookie Entrepreneur by participating in the Cookie Business Challenge! Girl Scouts can earn a custom 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 Friday, March 27.

      Cookie Business Challenge 
      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 Monday, April 13, all Girl Scouts in the troop who sold donation cookies and/or participated in the delivery date will receive the custom Thank you patch! Troops may collect the donation cookies themselves or pick-up from council.

      Gift of Caring Opportunity 
      Gift of Caring Delivery form

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