For Parents & Families

Welcome, families! The Girl Scout Cookie Program allows your Girl Scout to power unique opportunities and adventures. Plus, you as a parent or family can get to participate in some fun as well.

Ways to Participate

Check out the ways you can participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Season.

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Girls can take order cards on their cookie card. Girls may post on public and social media sites that they are taking orders. Girls may collect monies, and must provide receipts to customers. Parent/Guardians may take a cookie order card to their workplace and must include a message from the Girl Scout.

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Girls open their online ABC Smart Cookies store. Girls can send their URL link to family and friends. Customers can order direct shipped or girl delivered. For Direct Shipped, customers pay online for products and shipping, and the product is shipped directly to customers. For Girl Delivery, customers pay online, and girls deliver products to customers. (Complete Guidelines under Online Program menu)

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Walkabouts- Girls can decorate a wagon and take cookies door to door in residential neighborhoods. If you do not have a wagon that is ok. Girls can purchase a Cookie Cart at both Goldmine Stores in Fresno and Bakersfield.
Lemonade Stands- Girls can set up a booth on their residential property or a close relative resides and sells cookies to passersby.

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Booths- The most popular way to sell cookies. Troops put tables in front of a business where girls sell cookies to customers of the business.
Virtual Booth- Troops host virtual booth events, by setting up the event information in Smart Cookies and shares the Virtual Troop Booth Link via email, text, or social media.
Drive- Thru Booth-Troops set up a booth, and allow Customers to order cookies without leaving their cars.

Digital Cookie

Participate in the Online Program! Access toolkits & online resources.

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May post their ABC Smart Cookie URL link on social media sites, with parent discretion and appropriation.
MAY NOT post their ABC Smart Cookie URL link on resale sites such as eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Offerup, Let it Go, Amazon, Mercari etc.
May advertise their scout is selling on resale sites however they cannot process any payments through these resale sites. (not recommended due to safety concerns)
Online customers will have the option to have cookies shipped directly to them or have them “girl delivered” by the Girl Scout.
The “Girl Delivery” option is available for the online store and available for the entire sale.

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Digital Cookie is the new front facing Girl Scout platform. Take a look at this tips page for resources.

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Recognition Rewards

Check out the incentives and rewards for girls who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program!

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2025 Cookie Guide for Parents & Family

Learn more about the Girl Scout Cookie Season, such as important dates, program basics, boothing, and so much more. (COMING SOON)

2025 Family Cookie Training

Watch the Family Cookie Training to learn about how to get involved in the Girl Scout Cookie Season. (COMING SOON)

Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pins

Earning the year-by-year Cookie Entrepreneur Family pin is the best way to make the Girl Scout Cookie Program a family affair.

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