GSWCF Cookie Resources

Welcome to the 2027 Girl Scout Cookie Program! This year's theme is Ready to Explore.

There's so much more to Girl Scout Cookies than what's in the box—there's the magic that is you—our Girl Scouts and caregivers!

When you sell Girl Scout Cookies, you're doing more than helping your customers stock up on delicious treats (and having lots of fun). You're participating in the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world!

You have a goal in mind: to power life-changing programs, experiences, and learning for yourself and your troop all year long.

Because no matter what obstacles pop up, we know you'll face them with resiliency and creativity—it's the Girl Scout way.

Mary Pat King, CAE

CEO, Girl Scouts of West Central Florida

Opens January 1, 2027, for troop volunteers, leaders, and caregivers.

Opens December 16, 2026, for troop volunteers and leaders only.

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Welcome to the 2027 Girl Scout Cookie Program!

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world. Girl Scouts learn five essential skills when they sell cookies.

Goal Setting
- Girl Scouts learn how to set goals and create a plan to reach them.
Decision Making
- Girl Scouts learn to make decisions on their own and as a team.
Money Management
- Girl Scouts learn how to create a budget and handle money.
People Skills
- Girl Scouts find their voice and build confidence through customer interactions.
Business Ethics
- Girl Scouts learn to act ethically, both in business and in life.

Whether girls participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program or the Girl Scout Fall Product Program (or both!), everything your Girl Scouts learn prepares them to take on the world. Plus, Girl Scout Cookie proceeds stay in your local community to power amazing year-round experiences—experiences that broaden girls’ worlds and spark their sense of wonder.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program also allows family and friends the opportunity to support their Girl Scout’s troop and Girl Scouting in their community. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the program stay local within our council.

Whether embarking on a brave new adventure or finding the fierce courage to talk to her first customer, every girl discovers her own sense of fun and confidence through the Girl Scout Cookie Program.

Getting started is easy:

Ensure your Girl Scout is a registered member of Girl Scout of West Central Florida for the 2027 Membership Year. Not a member? Join or Renew Today.
Attend your troop caregiver meeting and complete the Caregiver Responsibility and Permission Form. There is also a Caregiver Responsibility and Permission Form in Spanish.
Help your Girl Scout learn about the cookies:
1. Meet the Girl Scout Cookies
2. Cookie Booth Essentials
Learn about important deadlines and review the Caregiver Guide (coming soon...)
Volunteer! Help your daughter and troop have a successful season.

Ways to build your sale:  

There are several ways Girl Scouts can achieve their cookie goals and earn some fantastic rewards:

Determine how you want to participate.
Develop your online sales as you wait for booths to begin. Send emails, texts, and videos when Digital Cookie opens. Let your customers know when you begin selling cookies.
Communicate about Gift of Caring and Home Town Heros.
Get ready for booth season which is February 5 – March 7.

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Create Your Cookie Team

Cookie season begins January 1 and ends March 7, 2027. Create your team of champions and consider sharing the role of troop cookie manager. It is not recommended that one person carry out the full responsibility of the position. Share the role with troop volunteers.

Review the Volunteer Guide (coming soon...) for suggestions on how you can share this role.

Setting Your Troop Up for Success:

Check the troop roster to make sure all girls are registered; update your troop roster(s). Contact the Customer Care Team at 800-881-4475 or info@gswcf.org with any roster questions.
Complete troop cookie manager training (troop leaders are encouraged to complete, but are not required) AND Troop/Juliette Cookie Manager Access Request Form at conclusion of training. Training information will be in gsLearn.
Review bank account information and update council if it has changed.
Host a cookie training night for Girl Scouts and their families. Use the Caregiver Meeting Checklist in the Caregiver Guide (coming soon...) for topic suggestions.
Have caregivers complete the online Caregiver Responsibility and Permission Form. There is also a Caregiver Responsibility and Permission Form in Spanish.

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November	Live virtual and On-line Training in gsLearn for Service Unit managers and Service Unit cookie managers
November	Virtual Troop cookie manager/Juliette cookie mentor training available in gsLearn
December 1	Review and update troop roster
December 16	eBudde access opens for service unit and troop/Juliette volunteers
January 1	Cookie program begins; Digital Cookie opens for girls/caregivers
January 12	National Cookie Media Launch
January 12	Troop starting inventory order due
January 13	Service unit confirmation of starting inventory order form due by 11:59 p.m.
January	Cookie booth scheduler rounds
January 29–31	Cookie delivery to troops
January 29	Girls begin Cookies on the Spot, Lemon-Ups stands and mobile stands
February 1	Cupboards open (hours may vary by location)
February 5	Cookie booths open
February 19–21	National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
February 18	First ACH sweep
February 28	Last day customers can choose the girl-delivery option
February 21	Last day that requests can be made to add girls to eBudde
March 5	Cupboards close
March 7	Cookie program (paper and online sales) end; last day for Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador troops to opt out of rewards
March 10	Last day for troops to enter final rewards and troop-to-troop transactions
March 10	Outstanding caregiver/parent information due
March 10	Troop bonus submission deadline date
March 12	Service units’ final reward orders due in eBudde (access ends at 11:59 p.m.)
March 25	Final ACH sweep
April–May	Rewards shipped to the service unit cookie manager for distribution to troop leaders

Rewards

There are a lot of ways girls can earn rewards during the Cookie Program:

Girl Reward Card (coming soon...)
Reward Guide (coming soon...)

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Connecting with Cookies: Lead, Pitch, and Partner with Your Community
Cookie Booth Membership Flyer
Cookie Booth Worksheet
Cookie Business Card (coming soon...)
Cookie Ingredient List
Cookie Recipes
Cookie Varieties Flyer
Gift of Caring Flyer
Goal Getter - Black and White
Goal Getter - Full Color
GSWCF Cookie Booth Guidelines (coming soon...)
Hometown Heroes Flyer
Juliette Council Credit Information (coming soon...)
Materials From the Baker
Troop Goal Poster (coming soon...)
Partake Girl Scout Sparkables™ Rally Guide
Patch Pals™ Rally Guide
LBB Cookie Rally Guide (coming soon...)
Cookie Program Family Meeting Guides for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors and Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors (PDF)

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When a Girl Scout places a pin or a badge on her vest or sash, it symbolizes an important achievement. Cookie Business Badges demonstrate that a girl has developed specific skills related to running her own business. Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins recognize the five skills girls learn as they begin to think like entrepreneurs through the Girl Scout Cookie Program.

Cookies and Girl Scout Program Pins and Badges: All Girl Scouts who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program are eligible to earn the annual Cookie Activity Pin, which recognizes the five skills learned and practiced during the cookie program. The Activity Pin is available for purchase at the Tampa Leadership Center Girl Scout Store.

Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin: Make Girl Scout Cookie season a family affair!  Earning Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins makes spending time with family easy, fun, and even sweeter during cookie season. Start your collection today, and get ready to rock your Girl Scout pride all season long.

Entrepreneurship Progression Chart

Entrepreneurship Badges and Pins Poster

Financial Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Program Overview (PDF) — Made possible by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation

Why the Girl Scout Cookie Program Matters — English (PDF)

Training

Service Unit and Troop Training

Service Unit (SU) leaders can access trainings (learning path) in gsLearn.
Troop training (learning path) is available in gsLearn.

Volunteer Support during Cookie Season

View the Help Center in eBudde. The Help Center provides delivery schedules, financial related information, detailed information for mall booths, etc.
Visit gsLearn to review trainings, as needed, and the support resources offered with trainings
Attend the weekly Cookie Chats on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Each week the call focuses on important topics occurring during that period of the cookie season. This is an ideal call for newer leaders and any volunteer who has a question about the cookie season. The call schedule and registration information is available in gsLearn. Calls are recorded.

eBudde – the baker inventory management system for service unit and troop volunteers

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Caregiver Handouts

Caregiver Videos

Volunteer Handouts

Volunteer Videos

Finances

Cookie Payment

Customers pay when the product is delivered. Unless ordering online, they should not be asked to pay before delivery (except for Gift of Caring/Hometown Heroes items, which can be paid for when ordered if the customer is not ordering additional cookies).
Girls and caregivers should never be asked to pay for product when picking it up from the troop.
Troops must decide if they will accept checks and communicate this to caregivers. If accepted, checks should be made out to the troop and deposited into the troop account.

ACH Related

ACH invoices are emailed to the troop leader and troop cookie manager one week before the ACH sweep date.
A one-time, 50% deferment for the first ACH sweep may be requested. Troops cannot ask for a deferment on the final ACH sweep.
The final ACH sweep from the troop account, for the amount due to council minus outstanding caregiver balances submitted on time, occurs March 25.
If a credit is due to a troop, GSWCF will use the provided banking information to credit or return any monies owed on March 25.

ACH Due Dates

February 18: First ACH Sweep, $2.00 per package, for all cookies picked up by February 7.
March 25: Final ACH Sweep, ALL remaining balance owed to council, minus outstanding caregivers.

Troops may ask for a one-time, 50% deferment for the first ACH sweep.

What is a deferment?

A deferment is a 50% reduction of the ACH sweep and can only be requested one time during the cookie season. The balance due will be added to the next scheduled ACH.
A troop is not eligible for a troop bonus when a deferment is requested.

ACH Deferment Request Due Dates

February 14: First ACH Sweep Deferment Request

View Volunteer Guide (coming soon...) for more information.

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Looking for some help promoting the Cookie Program on social media?

Little Brownie Bakers has put together great resources to help parents and girls promote their sale on Facebook, Instagram, and more. Not only do they provide a variety of graphics to choose from, but also suggested post copy to use. So all you need to do is download the image you like, copy and paste the wording, and click post on the social media platform of your choice!

Cookie Booth Posts include promotional posts for your Digital Cookie site, donations, in-person booths, contactless delivery, and more
Cookie Spotlights includes a graphic for each type of cookie
Cookie Season Phases include promotional posts for countdowns, last chance, and more
Holidays include graphics and suggested post dates for Girl Scout Holidays

Girl Scouts, parents, and volunteers are also encouraged to follow and share posts from our GSWCF Facebook and Instagram pages. As well as GSUSA's official Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Delivery Related

Initial Order Pick Up Issue Form (completed by troop cookie manager or troop leader. Must be completed within 48 hours of pick up)
Damaged/Missing Cookie from Pending Order Pick UpForm (completed by troop cookie manager or troop leader)

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Council Finder

Selling Cookies