America's Best Cookies

When you buy Girl Scout cookies, you're helping girls get a great program. The annual cookie sale provides an opportunity for girls to build self-confidence and develop money management and business skills.

Girl Scouts of all ages in Cass, Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski, and Wabash counties (Indiana) are taking orders for cookies in January, 2001. The cookies will be delivered after Feb 20, 2001.

Animal Treasures Fudge-dipped Shortbread

Animal Treasures Mouth-watering shortbread cookies dipped in rich fudge and embossed with endangered animals.

Approximate count: 16
Net Weight: 10.5 ounces
Serving size: 2 cookies
Calories: 190
Calories from fat: 80

Caramel deLites

Caramel deLites Delicate vanilla cookies drenched in caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut and laced with dark cocoa stripes.

Approximate count: 15
Net Weight: 7 ounces
Serving size: 2 cookies
Calories: 140
Calories from fat: 60

Reduced Fat Lemon Pastry Cremes

Lemon Pastry Creme A great combination of tangy lemon creme and lightly glazed pastry cookies -- now with reduced fat.

Approximate count: 20
Net Weight: 7 ounces
Serving size: 3 cookies
Calories: 130
Calories from fat: 40

Peanut Butter Patties

Peanut Butter Patties Crispy vanilla cookies layered with real peanut butter and blanketed with a chocolaty coating.

Approximate count: 16
Net Weight: 7 ounces
Serving size: 2 cookies
Calories: 150
Calories from fat: 80

Shortbread

This sumptuous shortbread is a traditional favorite with a buttery, light flavor that tastes great.

Approximate count: 44
Net Weight: 10 ounces
Serving size: 4 cookies
Calories: 130
Calories from fat: 50

Thin Mints

Thin Mints Thin chocolate wafters dipped in a rich chocolaty coating with a burst of pure peppermint oil.

Approximate count: 36
Net Weight: 10 ounces
Serving size: 4 cookies
Calories: 160
Calories from fat: 80

Peanut Butter Sandwich

Deliciously smooth peanut butter sandwiched between crunchy oatmeal cookies.

Approximate count: 21
Net Weight: 9 ounces
Serving size: 3 cookies
Calories: 180
Calories from fat: 70

Upside-Downs Frosted Oatmeal

Upside-Downs Frosted Oatmeal Luscious oatmeal treats with sweet sugar frosting on the bottom.

Approximate count: 18
Net Weight: 7.25 ounces
Serving size: 3 cookies
Calories: 170
Calories from fat: 70

Where can I buy them?

If no one has asked you to buy cookies (8 types at $3.00 per box), consider:

Maybe a Girl Scout you know is shy about asking you to buy cookies because she has recently asked you to support a school or church fund-raiser. Go ahead. Ask her. Or ask family, friends, and co-workers if they know of someone selling cookies.
Contact the council at (574) 722-4464 or (800) 346-4475 (Logansport, IN), (765) 459-8303 or (800) 343-8303 (Kokomo, IN) and they will put you in touch with a Girl Scout troop leader in your area.
Wait for a cookie booths. Troops will staff cookie booths from February 23, 2001 through March 11 (weekends) or until the last cookie is gone! The booth sales take place at the discout stores and groceries (WalMart, Kroger, Marsh, Malls) in all seven Tribal Trails counties.

Where does the cookie money go?

The annual sale helps raise money to run the area's Girl Scout programs. We sell each box for $3.00. Money raised from each box of cookies is divided a number of ways:

Council programs The majority of the price of every box goes to the council and helps to maintain facilities, pays some of the costs for volunteer training and materials, underwrite some of the materials used for recruitment and publicity, and administrative support. Some of the money provides financial aid for girls unable to pay the annual registration fees or program fees. Some of the money is used for Wider Opportunity program fees.
Product cost Of course, it costs money to bake the cookies and package them. Tribal Trails buys cookies from ABC Bakery, an official Girl Scout cookie baker.
Troop profit Every box of cookies sold by a troop member generates funds for their local troop. Troops use their cookie profits to fund trips to special places, camping trips, and purchase supplies. Each troop (5-20 girls) decides how to spend the money the members have earned together.
Incentives The girls receive incentives and patches for selling cookies. All girls that sell will receive a participation patch. Incentives are based on the number of cookies sold and include items such as a trips, savings bonds, or a "boom box". The girls also earn cookie coupons which they can use to buy handbooks, uniforms or time at the day or resident camps.

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