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Resources for Parents

When families understand the importance of the Girl Scout Cookie Program, they give it their full support and help girls do everything it takes to be successful. 

Want to know about all the benefits of selling Girl Scout Cookies? Looking for a one-stop shop with the latest safety guidelines, information on earning the Girl Scout Cookie Activity pin, and tips for parents and volunteers working with Girl Scout Cookie professionals? 

Important Dates

  • January 4            Smart Cookie starts
  • January 8            Cookie Rally - POSTPONTED
  • February 4         Cookie Program begins                                
  • February 18-20  National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
  • March 30           End of Cookie Program
  • May 22               Super Seller Celebration                
Resources and Forms
Individually Registered Girls

2022 Cookie Guide for (IRG) Individually Registered Member (girls not part of a troop)

IRG Cookie Guide

IRG Cookie Order Form

IRG Parent Permission Form

Cookie Badge Activities All Ages

Cookies are almost here! Use these guides to help jump start your troop/girl sale by earning a NEW cookie badge and practicing goal setting! Follow along at the links below to complete all badge requirements.

Daisy Cookie Goal Setter

Brownie Cookie Decision Maker

Junior Cookie Collaborator

Cadette My Cookie Venture

Cookie Safety During COVID

During the cookie season we want our girls, volunteers, parents, customers and our community to be safe and follow the COVID guidelines. Below is information related to safely guide everyone through this time.

Girl Scout Cookie Program Interim COVID Guidance

Ways Girls Can Participate in the Cookie Sale

Smart Cookies

Our  Smart Cookies platform allows girls, councils, and volunteers to seamlessly manage every aspect of the cookie business from a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Sign in daily to monitor progress, connect with the community, and find helpful resources to support success. 

Currently registered Girl Scouts should of received a Smart Cookie registration invitation email to set up and publish their very own cookie sales site. Once the site is set up and approved by the parent/guardian she may begin sending emails to her customers or use her Social Media to solicit sales.  Please note: If you have not received the Smart Cookie email contact  Customer Care at 888-623-1237.

From January 4, 2022 - February 3, 2022, customers have 2 options: they can have the girl deliver the cookies in-person beginning February 3, or have the cookies shipped to beginning January 4. Typically, customers who purchase shipped cookies are customers that are out of the local area of the Girl Scout.

From February 4, 2022 - March 20, 2022, the Girl Scout will have the option to email their customers (E-Card) “Shipped Orders” and “Girl Delivered” orders. With Girl Delivered orders, the Girl Scout actually delivers the cookies to her customers in person. The customer can pay via credit card at the time of the “Girl Delivered” order or wait and pay when the Girl Scout delivers the order in person.

From February 4, 2022 - March 20, 2022, the Girl Scout will have the option to use her social media link via social media, email or text for “Shipped Orders and “Girl Delivered” orders. With the social media link the customer’s only option is to pay via credit card.

Smart Cookie Instructions

Smart Cookie Reference Guide for Girls

Smart Cookie App

Smart Cookies Q & A

Smart Cookie Resources for Girls - YouTube Channel

  • ABC Smart Cookie Demo -Girl Registration for Smart Cookies Online Sales
  • ABC Bakers YouTube Channel - The ABC Bakers YouTube channel houses a variety of short, informative videos that can assist you and your troop with your Cookie Program Activity.
Smart Cookie Girl and Parent Training

Smart Cookies Girl and Parent Training

 

 

Girl and Parent Q & A

Social Media Guidelines - Selling Cookie on Social Media

Sharing your cookie goals with your customers online is easier than ever with ABC Smart Cookies! We all want to make sure to be a sister to our fellow Girl Scouts and follow any GSUSA and/or ABC Baker online marketing guidance. As we are all climbing with courage into this year’s Cookie Program, here are some helpful tips when it comes to sharing your cookie link(s) online, while following national guidance

  • Sharing on your cookie link on your parent’s personal Facebook page, via text, or through email is a great option!

  • You may share your cookie link on neighborhood or community pages, if those pages allow announcements. As long as the page is not a sale site and you are not paying to share your link on the page, it is allowed.

  •  Cookie links are not allowed on third-party sales sites and/or pages. Examples of third-party sites and/or pages includes: Facebook Marketplace (avoid using sell, sale, $ to not automatically appear on Facebook Marketplace).  Garage sale or community sale pages, eBay, and any other sale site on social media platforms.

  • You may not pay to advertise your link. Some sites/pages may allow you to advertise your cookie link, if you pay a fee. This is not allowed.

Good luck to each & every one of our Girl Scouts as we continue the 2022 Cookie Program! If you have questions, please contact Customer Care at 888-623-1237.

Cookie Safety Tips

The safety of girls is the most important element in participating in the Girl Scout Cookie program. These safety tips and recommendations should be shared with your Girl Scout.

Girl Scout Safety Tips

Online Marketing Safety Tips

Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge

Helpful Cookie Marketing Material

These cookie marketing materials will help your girl elevate her cookie sales.

5 Skills Sheet

Cookie Lineup

Cookie Door Hanger (two options fillable)

Cookie Poster Example (letter size)

Cookie Poster Empty (letter size fillable)

Cookie Poster Example (tabloid size)

Cookie Poster Empty (tabloid size fillable)

Need More Cookie Stickers

Thank You Cookie Card

Thank You Cookie Card Variety

Ways to Support Your Girl Scout
Operation Cookie Share

Operation Cookie Share has been a huge success. Girl Scouts of Central Illinois has provided over 1,000,000 worth of Girl Scout cookies to the men and women of our armed forces at home and aboad. 

How Operation Cookie Share Works
 Even though we are using a directs-sale format, girls should still take along their order cards. On each girl’s order card there is a column listing each variety of cookie plus one additional column labeled “Cookie Share.” When the girls go out with cookies in hand (and during cookie booths!), please encourage them to not only ask the customer to purchase Girl Scout cookies for themselves, but also to ask the customers to purchase cookies for our military troops. Girls will enter the number of boxes each customer donates on the Cookie Boxes Donated column. Customers do not have a choice of the variety of cookies to be sent to troops. Operation Cookie Share cookies are held in a “virtual warehouse”, troops do not take possession of these cookies. At the end of the program, all Operation Cookie Share orders are accounted for and then shipped to military soldiers at home and abroad.

Digital Cookies
When Girl Scouts send out emails through Digital Cookies, customers will have the opportunity to donate to Operation Cookie Share.

Share Patch and More
Girls that sell 12 boxes for Operation Cookie Share will earn a Cookie Share patch. Girls that sell 24 boxes will earn a beAmazing Flashlight and girls that sell 50 or more Operation Cookie Share will earn the Flower Pillow!

How are the Cookie Delivered to Military Troops?
A special thanks to Soldiers Angels and Operation Santa. Many of the donated cookies will arrive at home and abroad through these organizations. Also, donated cookies are sent to Great Lakes Naval facility, Illinois Veteran Retirement Homes and medical facilities, local USO’s and the Illinois National Guard.

How the Cookie Crumbles

We are asked a lot about the funds raised during our annual Cookie Program Activity. The following explains how the funds are used and distributed.

61.7% per package - Girl and Volunteer Services
Council Service Centers, shops, and camps; council-sponsored programs and events; financial assistance; outreach to girls in under-served areas; volunteer training and materials.

20.8% per package - Cost of Sale
Payment to cookie company; payment to delivery company; cookie program material, forms, and printed resources

17.5% per package - Girl and Troop Rewards
includes girl recognitions, Cookie Dough and troop profit

How the Cookie Crumbles Graphic