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Important Dates
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January 11-14—Booth Lottery
January 18-21—Booth Round 1 begins
January 20—Q&A Session
January 20—Girl Initial Order Entry Deadline (in Digital Cookie)
January 25—Initial Order ends
January 25-Feb. 4—Booth Round 2 begins
January 26—ACH Authorization Form due
January 26—Troop Initial Order & Early Recognition Order Entry Deadline (in Smart Cookies)
January 26—Last day to select Older Girl Proceeds Plan (if eligible)
January 27—Initial Order and Early Recognition Order due from SU
January 29—Pre-Authorization Charge
February 5—Booth Round 3 starts
February 10—Q&A Session
February 14—Mega Drop (North)
February 16—Mega Drop (South)
February 20-22—National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
February 20—Booth sales begin
February 20—Cupboards open
March 11—Q&A Session
March 15—Girl Scout Cookie Program ends
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Price Increase & 2026 Incentive
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Girl Scout Cookies are $7 per package, with proceeds staying local to support girls, troops, and council programs; see how the proceeds are allocated. For 2026 only, GSHCC is offering a council-wide incentive based on a goal of 1.43M packages.
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Meet the goal: +$0.05 per package for participating troops.
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Reach 102% (1.46M): +$0.10 per package.
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Q&A Sessions
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Have questions or need a refresher during cookie season? There are live Q&A sessions that are designed to support volunteers at every stage of the program. Bring your questions and get real-time guidance from our team. These sessions are open to caregivers and troops, also.
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Smart Cookies and Digital Cookie
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Digital Cookie is used by girls to take orders, track sales, and manage deliveries; Smart Cookies is used by volunteers. If troop users didn’t receive their links, first confirm eligibility, then have them check spam. Service unit and troop users can also resend registration links.
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Initial Order and Early Recognition Order
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Remind troops to enter all orders in the Initial Order by January 26. Service unit users can enter or adjust orders through January 27. Girl Delivery orders will auto-fill in the pre-sale column; do not include Direct Ship. Cookie managers can use Digital Cookie reports to view a summary of all girl orders.
Service Unit Initial Orders
Managing Orders
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Early Recognitions:
Please ensure that Early Recognition Orders are submitted once Initial Orders are completed, including for troops opting into the Older Girl Proceeds Plan. All girls that sell 195+ packages in your Initial Order will receive a GSHCC branded t-shirt!
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NEW! Troop Initial Order Reward:
Troops with a per-girl Initial Order average of 200+ will earn a $20 Amazon voucher for booth essentials, emailed to cookie managers in February.
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Mega Drop
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Service units attending a Mega Drop must provide at least ten volunteers for the event. Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts can volunteer with adult supervision. and can use this towards volunteer hours. Register for a role at Mega Drop.
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Cookie Enterprise Program (formerly Cookie Boss)
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Boost your cookie business skills by connecting with corporate customers! Girls can earn cookie and financial literacy badges, the GSHCC Rose Award, and a Cookie Enterprise patch by completing the program and submitting the form by March 18. Register for the self-guided packet in the activities calendar.
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Financials
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An ACH Authorization Form is required only for troops that did not participate in 2025 product programs or if banking information has changed. A pre-authorization charge will be processed on January 29. Troops without a cleared pre-authorization will be contacted and cannot pick up cookies until resolved.
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Need additional help? Find Contact Information on page 24 of the Troop Guide. We are going to have a great 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program!
GSHCC Product Program Team
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