The 2025 Girl Scouts cookie season is here and whether you prefer Thin Mints or Tagalongs, there will be plenty to enjoy.

Local Girl Scout councils are participating in the annual cookie season, offering the opportunity to stock up on your favorite cookies for a limited time.

“The Girl Scout Cookie Program provides opportunities to practice and develop entrepreneurial skills, making Girl Scouts more likely to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and become entrepreneurs than their non-member counterparts,” a study by the Girl Scouts said Organization continues its website.

Here’s what you should know.

Who are Girl Scouts?

Girl Scouts of the USA is a national youth organization for American girls. Founded in 1912, the Girl Scouts provides enrichment, volunteer and social opportunities through local councils and troops, according to the organization’s website.

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What is the Girl Scout Cookie Program?

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is an annual Girl Scout initiative in which Girl Scout members sell cookies. The initiative helps girls build self-confidence and entrepreneurial skills and provides community funding. Proceeds go to local Girl Scout councils and troops, the Girl Scouts said.

When did Girl Scouts start selling cookies?

Girl Scout Cookies were originally baked by female members, with mothers volunteering as technical advisors, the organization said.

The sale of cookies to fund troop activities began as early as 1917, five years after Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts in the United States. The Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold them as a service project in their high school cafeteria.

In 1933, Girl Scouts of the Greater Philadelphia Council baked cookies and sold them in the windows of the city’s gas and electric plants. The price was just 23 cents per box of 44 cookies, or six boxes for $1.24. Girls developed their marketing and business skills and raised funds for their local Girl Scout council. A year later, Greater Philadelphia took cookie sales to the next level and became the first municipality to sell commercially baked cookies.

In 1936, the national Boy Scout organization began licensing the first commercial bakers to produce cookies to be sold by girls on Boy Scout councils nationwide. The craze for cookies spread, and by 1937 more than 125 Boy Scout councils reported selling cookies.

When is Girl Scouts cookie season in Michigan in 2025?

Girl Scout councils typically host Girl Scout cookie season between January and April, the Girl Scouts said on its website. However, the timing of cookie season varies depending on the local Boy Scout council.

To find out when Girl Scouts cookie season begins in your area of ​​Michigan, search for your zip code in the “Search Cookies” box on the Girl Scouts website.

How much do Girl Scout cookies cost?

According to the Girl Scouts, Girl Scout councils set their own prices.

What flavors do Girl Scout cookies have?

Girl Scout cookies come in more than 10 flavors. Check with your local Girl Scout Council to see which of the following cookies are available in your area of ​​Michigan this cookie season:

• Caramel DeLites or Samoas

• Peanut butter patties or tagalongs

• Peanut butter sandwich or Do-si-dos

• Toffee-tasting – gluten-free

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Where can you buy Girl Scout cookies in Michigan?

Contact your local Girl Scout Council to find the nearest cookie location to purchase cookies in Michigan this season.

The organization also invites people to stay up to date on new products and sales dates by entering their email address on their website or by texting “Cookies” to 59618 for the latest Girl Scout Cookie news to obtain.

You can also purchase cookies online, the organization said, through the Digital Cookie Platform through links from a Girl Scout or troop that participates in the online cookie program. If you know a Girl Scout, tell her you want to buy cookies online and she can help you make the purchase. Girl Scouts use their personalized cookie website or mobile app to facilitate a purchase.

If you don’t know a Girl Scout, starting February 21, 2025, you can purchase cookies online by visiting girlscoutcookies.org and clicking “Find Cookies!” Search field.

Contact Jenna Prestininzi: [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Girl Scout Cookie season begins in Michigan in 2025