According to troop leader Tammy Smith, the girls will be adding another box of goodies to their arsenal when S’mores will be joining the lineup. That new flavor will be marking the 100th anniversary of the first known cookie sale fundraiser. Those cookies started in Muskogee when the Mistletoe Troop baked them and sold them in the high school cafeteria in 1917.Since then, the sales have become a well-recognized part of the Girl Scout program.
The standard flavors include: Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwiches Do-Si-Dos, Toffee-tastic and Shortbreads. The s’mores flavor was inspired by the graham cracker filled with marshmallow and chocolate.
Girl scout cookies are available for $4 per box with the new S’mores and Toffee-tastic cookies selling for $5.
During the month-long sales period nationally some 1 million Girl Scouts sell around $800 million worth of cookies. All of that net revenue stays in the local council and troops.Anyone wishing information about the sales or wanting to order cookies should call Smith at 918-650-5355 and she will get the troop members on their way.
