Cookie Program Resources

Are you ready to RALLY around our new online direct-ship-only Raspberry Rally Cookie? Awesome, let’s get started. Check out these great tools to help you reach your goals, and have your best cookie season yet.

2023 Cookie Important Dates

Have more questions?

Join us for Cookie Q&As on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM.

2023 Cookie Calendar

January

SU Volunteer Kickoffs

January 14 at 10am-12pm Register
January 18 at 6pm-8pm Register

Troop Returning Volunteer Kickoffs

January 21 at 10am-12pm Register
January 26 at 6pm-8pm Register

Troop New Volunteer Kickoff

January 28 at 10am-1pm Register

February

February 8: Cookie Q&A’s start every Wednesday at 6:00pm

February 17: Troop Initial Orders Due

February 22: Digital Cookie emails arrive to caregivers

March

March 4: Entrepreneurs in Action Day for entrepreneurs and caregivers

K-3rd Grades: (coming soon)
4th–5th Grades: (coming soon)
For Caregivers: (coming soon)
6th–12 Grades: (coming soon)

March 8: Digital Cookie shops open for business, residential cookie order taking begins

March 9-19: Cookies Arrive, entrepreneurs can begin delivering and go door to door with cookies in hand

March 12th: Girl Scouts Birthday 111th bday $5 flat rate shipping promo

March 20: Public Booths and DoorDash open for business

April

April 1: Early Bird Renewals

April 23: Cookie Businesses close

April 26: Last Cookie Q&A

May-July

May: Reward email communications to caregivers for 600+ packages achievers

Resources and Information

Adopt an Entrepreneurial Mindset

An entrepreneur uses creativity and imagination to figure out new, innovative ways to solve problems, evolve ideas and methods, or build a business to meet those needs.  Every Girl Scout can benefit, maybe even discover what they're passionate about, by learning to think like an entrepreneur:

Be curious
Embrace challenge
Take initiative
Collaborate with others
Take creative risks
See failing as learning
Adapt to change

Take a Closer Look!

Entrepreneurship – Girl Scout entrepreneurship pillar
Today’s Girls, Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs – Transforming interest and aptitude into success interactive website
Why Entrepreneurial Mindset Matters

Juliette (Individually Registered Girl Scout) Participation

Juliettes are eligible to earn all the same rewards as Girl Scouts participating in troops.
Juliettes earn proceeds in tiered amounts based on bands of total packages sold. Proceeds are issued on Reward Cards to power their Girl Scout experience.
Caregiver acts as the Juliette volunteer in eBudde, the Cookie Program’s inventory and money management system.

Please contact info@gsnorcal.org for more information.

ilovecookies.org Cookie Finder

Our exclusive Cookie Finder at ilovecookies.org connects our GSNorCal entrepreneurs to cookie-buying customers! ilovecookies.org will be promoted throughout our 19 counties as THE way to find cookies and support local Girl Scouts. Search results by zip code will include in-person public booths and Digital Cookie shops that have been approved and published.

Approved and published Digital Cookie shops are automatically uploaded to the ilovecookies.org Cookie Finder. 2023 Cookie Redesign sponsored by LaunchDarkly. Have questions? Email info@gsnorcal.org.

Digital Cookie Online Business

Last year, 1.94 million packages were sold through GSNorCal Digital Cookie shops! The shops had an amazing 173 packages per girl average, and averaged 7 packages per order compared to our in-person shops averaging 4 packages per order.

Digital Cookie app to easily take credit card payments from in-person customers | Android | iOS
Willow K., Troop 61561: Basics of Video Production | Video
Aditi G., Troop 31601: Advanced Video Production | Video
Pavhi E., Troop 60092: Digital Cookie Photo Tips | Video
Digital Marketing Tips for Cookie Entrepreneurs and Caregivers| PDF
How to Set Up Your Site (Under 13) | PDF
How to Set Up Your Site (13 and over) | PDF
How to Market to Your Customers | PDF
Cookie Delivery Settings | PDF
Girl Delivery Order Approval | PDF

Social Media Toolkit

Download our Cookie Social Media Marketing Toolkit for digital and booth strategy, sales tips, and social media copy for the below images! Please press and hold or right-click to open images in a new tab and/or save these images to your device

Social Media Images

Virtual Backgrounds

Entrepreneurs and Caregiver Resources

Entrepreneurs Adventure Packet | (Coming Soon)
Entrepreneurs Caregiver Adventure Packet | (Coming Soon)
2023 Cookie Family Guide | PDF
2023 Cookie Rewards | PDF
Caregiver Responsibility Agreement | English
Entrepreneur & Caregiver Inspiration Videos | (Coming Soon)
Digital Marketing Tips for Cookie Entrepreneurs and Families | PDF
Social Media Marketing Tips | PDF
Raspberry Rally Q&A Sheet for Entrepreneurs | PDF
Door Hanger | PDF
Girl Business Cards | PDF
Cookie Menu Board | English | Español
Cookie Table Tent | PDF
Empowered by Cookies Infographic | PDF
Thank You / Reorder Slips | PDF
Cookie Recipes | Online
Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin guides | Daisy | Brownie | Junior | Cadette | Senior | Ambassador
Reward Card Conversion Form | Online
Cookie Allergen Guide  | PDF
Cookie Allergen Disclosure FAQ |  PDF
Sustainable Palm Oil Toolkit for Kids | PDF
Sustainable Palm Oil FAQs | PDF
2023 Cookie FAQs | (Coming Soon)
Digital Cookie App | Android |  iOS

Care to Share

Our “eleventh” cookie variety, Care to Share, is our GSNorCal service project that gives customers the opportunity to give back by donating cookies to their community! Entrepreneurs accept donations and council handles donating the packages at the end of the cookie program.

$6 per item, no specific variety
Available online and in-person
Per IRS regulations, all donations collected while participating in product programs should be toward Care to Share
Care to Share Flyer | PDF
Care to Share Box Wrap | PDF
Care to Share Customer Receipt | PDF

Volunteer Resources

2023 Cookie Volunteer Guide | PDF
2023 Cookie Troop Kickoff Presentation | (Coming Soon)
2023 Cookie Rally Guide | PDF
2023 Cookie Reward Opt Out Form | PDF
2023 Cookie FAQs | PDF
Family Meeting Resources | Daisy | Brownie | Junior | Cadette | Senior | Ambassador
Initial Order Planning Worksheet | Excel
Volunteer How-to Videos | (Coming Soon)
Digital Cookie - Troop Dashboard | PDF
Digital Cookie - Troop Shop Setup | PDF
Digital Cookie - Troop Shop Order Received | PDF
2023 Cookie Booth Partnership Kit | PDF
ilovecookies.org Cookie Finder Flyer | PDF
2023 Booth Inventory Sheet | PDF
Raspberry Rally Booth Sign with FAQ’s | PDF
DoorDash Volunteer Guide | PDF
DoorDash Store Operation Tips | PDF
DoorDash Troop Sales Tracking by Girl | Excel
DoorDash Tablet Step-by-Step Guide | PDF
DoorDash Merchant Portal Step-by-Step Guide | PDF
DoorDash Merchant Portal Data and Reporting Tools | PDF
DoorDash Item Out of Stock Guide | PDF
DoorDash How to Push a Girl Scout Cookie Variety Out of Stock| PDF 
ACH Credit Form | Online
ACH Debit Form | Online
Cheddar Up For Product Programs | PDF |  Online
Product Donation Form | PDF
Sustainable Palm Oil Toolkit for Volunteers | PDF
Sustainable Palm Oil Talking Points | PDF

Safety Guidance

Girls and adults should adhere to all GSNorCal COVID-19 Guidance prior to engaging in product deliveries and/or marketing material distribution. We recommend all customer purchases be transacted through girls' online shops, ensuring minimal-contact financial transactions. Should a girl and adult choose to accept cash or check as payment tender in rare circumstances, we recommend appropriate safety precautions be taken. We also encourage parents to deposit these physical payments into their personal account then electronically transfer the funds to their troop volunteer in order to reduce touchpoints.

Safety Activity Checkpoints–Product Program | English | Español
Safety Activity Checkpoints–Online Sales | English | Español