Resources for Girl Scouts & Families
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world. Through it, Girl Scouts learn lifelong skills while earning fun rewards and troop proceeds to fuel their adventures.
Meet the 5 Essential Business skills
Girl Scouts in the program build skills and learn to think like entrepreneurs. The Cookie Program helps Girl Scouts develop real-world skills in 5 essential areas:
Cookie Family Guide
The perfect resource to help you and your Girl Scout navigate the cookie program.
VIEW NOW!Girl Scouts & Families – Action Steps Before the Program Begins
- To sign your Girl Scout up for the Cookie Program, check in with your troop leaders first to be sure your troop is participating
- Then complete the Annual Permission Form and return it to your Troop Cookie Manager.
After completing these first steps to getting started with the program, here's what you'll need to do next:
- Obtain Cookie Program materials—including the paper order card and a printed copy of the Cookie Family Guide—from your Troop Cookie Manager. You can also view these materials online and download them below.
- Review the Cookie Family Guide for details on setting up your Girl Scout's Digital Cookie site, program dates, and discuss Ways to Participate in the Cookie Program to decide what would work best for your Girl Scout.
- Set goals: which reward level does your Girl Scout want to earn?
- Review this webpage for more details, tutorials, and downloadables.
- Get ready for the cookie fun to begin on January 13, 2025!
Important Dates 
Cookie Family Guide
2025 Girl Scout Cookie Lineup
Cookie Rewards
Meet the Mascot!
This year’s Cookie Program mascot is Mei Lan the Giant Panda!
Check out panda crafts, fun facts, and more in the Rally Guide!
Go Solo as an Individual Girl Scout
Digital Cookie
How the Cookie Crumbles – Where Cookie Money Goes
Did you know that 100% of the proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays right here within Girl Scouts of North East Ohio? That means after paying for the product, the remaining proceeds of every package purchased goes directly to troops and our local council.
Cookie Entrepreneurship Badges & Pins
Ways to Particpate
