8 Things You Didn't Know about Girl Scout Cookies
By: KNWA News, Lauren Johnston
Updated: February 27, 2013
Across the country, Girl Scouts are delivering and selling their famous treats.
Here's some fun facts about everyone's favorite cookies:
Here's some fun facts about everyone's favorite cookies:
1. The first Girl Scout cookies were sold in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1917. Troops baked the cookies and sold them in high schools.
2. The ingredients for a Girl Scout cookie were very simple in 1922: Butter, sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla, flour, salt, and baking powder. Very different from today's brand new creation: Mango Crmes with Nutrifusion, which include a food concentrate made with shitake mushrooms.
3. In 1933, you could get a box of 44 cookies for just 23 cents.
4. Due to shortages of sugar, butter, and flour in the early 1940s, there were no Girl Scout cookies. The Scouts sold calendars instead.
2. The ingredients for a Girl Scout cookie were very simple in 1922: Butter, sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla, flour, salt, and baking powder. Very different from today's brand new creation: Mango Crmes with Nutrifusion, which include a food concentrate made with shitake mushrooms.
3. In 1933, you could get a box of 44 cookies for just 23 cents.
4. Due to shortages of sugar, butter, and flour in the early 1940s, there were no Girl Scout cookies. The Scouts sold calendars instead.
5. Today, one-quarter of all Girl Scout cookie sales are Thin Mints. Thin Mints also have the most cookies per box.
6. Two licensed bakeries are in charge of making all Girl Scout cookies: ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers.
7. Some cookies have alternate names in different locations. Tagalongs are also known as Peanut Butter Patties; Do-si-dos are sometimes called Peanut Butter Sandwiches; and Trefoils are also called Shortbreads.
8. You can download a Cookie Finder app on your iPhone or Android to find exactly where the Girl Scouts are selling in your area.
6. Two licensed bakeries are in charge of making all Girl Scout cookies: ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers.
7. Some cookies have alternate names in different locations. Tagalongs are also known as Peanut Butter Patties; Do-si-dos are sometimes called Peanut Butter Sandwiches; and Trefoils are also called Shortbreads.
8. You can download a Cookie Finder app on your iPhone or Android to find exactly where the Girl Scouts are selling in your area.
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