The 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Season Is Officially Here-And With A New Treat

Southern Living•January 6, 2026•business

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Girl Scout cookie season has officially begun, featuring classic favorites like Thin Mints, Caramel deLites (Samoas), and Peanut Butter Patties (Tagalongs), along with the introduction of a new cookie called Exploremores.
Exploremores, inspired by rocky road ice cream, replace the retired Toast-Yay! and S'mores cookies and are filled with chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond-flavored crème.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls, helping them develop essential life skills such as goal setting, money management, and business ethics, with all proceeds supporting local troops and councils.
Eight-year-old Girl Scout Florence Reddick highlights the joy of