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Troop Volunteers

Welcome to the Girl Scout Cookie Program, Troop Volunteers!
Program Period: December 3, 2025-March 6, 2026

By participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, your Girl Scout troop will gain hands-on experience setting goals, managing money, and practicing teamwork while growing their confidence and leadership skills. Along the way, they build critical life skills—from communication and problem-solving to entrepreneurship and financial literacy—while taking pride in funding their own Girl Scout adventures.

Questions about the Cookie Program? Your Service Unit Cookie Mentor is your local volunteer expert, and can assist you throughout the program. Please email us for an introduction.

Cookie Book: A Troop Reference Guide
Cookie Book: A Troop Reference Guide

A Girl Scout Cookie Program guide for Troop Volunteers. Includes tips for marketing your troop's cookie business.

READ THE GUIDE

Getting started is easy! Here's your cookie program checklist:

  1. Make sure everyone’s registered! Youth and adult troop members need a 2025–26 Girl Scout membership. Troop volunteers also need a current, approved GSEMA CORI background check that’s valid through March 31, 2026. Log in to mygs.girlscouts.org to purchase memberships.
  2. Complete the Troop Cookie Coordinator Agreement. This form helps us make sure your troop is ready to rock the cookie program!
  3. Set up your troop bank info. Submit the Troop Bank Information form so your troop is ready to handle cookie sales. Need a troop bank account? Find details at gsema.org/troop#bankacct.

Ready for more?

  • Review the cookie program materials such as the Cookie Book for Troop Volunteers.
  • Catch up with a Prep Talk then log into Digital Cookie and Smart Cookies! 
  • Host a troop family meeting to develop a troop activity plan for the year, create a budget, and set goals to fund the plan. Guides for Daisy/Brownie/Junior and Cadette/Senior/Ambassador are available.
  • Keep up to date with the Sunday cookie emails with content curated especially for you!

Questions? Email our Customer Care team for support.


Prep Talks at 7 PM

Join a Prep Talk (links below) to get the inside scoop on the upcoming cookie program, then log into Digital Cookie and Smart Cookies. All new and returning troop volunteers are welcome! Can’t make it live? No worries! All Prep Talks are recorded, and links are posted the next day.

November 18

Prep Talk for Returning Troop Cookie Coordinators.

November 20

Prep Talk for New Troop Cookie Coordinators.

January 7

Prep Talk for Marketing Review and Cookie Questions open forum.

February 25

Closing out the Cookie Program.

*Please note: these Prep Talks do not require preregistration.


Digital Cookie and Smart Cookies Training Videos

Understanding the Digital Cookie All Order Data Report
Understanding the Troop Balance Summary Report in Smart Cookies
Adding New Date and Time to Existing Booth Locations in Smart Cookies

Important Dates

January 16 & Feburary 13

Scheduled withdrawals from troop bank accounts.

February 20-22

National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend

March 1

Rewards opt-out forms due to GSEMA, and the last day to register Girl Scouts for the Cookie Program.


Cookie Program Materials

Order Card

Program Rewards

Allergen Guide

Digital Cookie Shipping Fees

Meet the Cookies


Smart Cookies & Digital Cookie Resources

Troop Cookie Coordinators will use Smart Cookies and Digital Cookie to manage their troop’s cookie business. Here's a quick tip sheet to help remember where action takes place in which platform:

Smart Cookies Digital Cookie
Create Planned Orders View troop roster
Transfer cookie packages from the troop to the Girl Scout Refund customer order payment – whole order only
Transfer cookie packages from troop to troop Create troop link for virtual cookie booth
View troop roster Create troop link for Direct Ship sales
Track and post Girl Scout payments to troop Process credit card payment at a booth
Create recognition order View Girl Delivery orders
View available inventory  
Run reports  
Schedule booth sale  

Download this glossary of reports available in Smart Cookies and Digital Cookie.

Cookie Program Forms

Council Offered Booth Sales (COBS) Guidelines

Digital Cookie Tip Sheets

Digital Cookie Quick Access

Smart Cookie & Digital Cookie Troop Database Guide

Smart Cookie & Digital Cookie Service Unit Database Guide

Smart Cookies Training Video Library

Smart Cookies Quick Access


Sunday Cookie Emails for Troop Volunteers

Weekly Emails Links toggle arrow

November 16: Ready, Set, Girl Scout Cookies!
November 23: Early Access to Girl Scout Cookie Program Resources Starts Tomorrow!
November 30: Girl Scout Cookie Season Starts December 3!
December 7: Big Cookie Season News!
December 14: Important System Updates and Winter Deadlines
December 21: Holiday closures, key reminders, and support for troop volunteers
December 28: Planned Orders, cupboards reopening, COBS deadlines, and more
January 4: Cookie Finder launch, Direct Ship deals, and marketing resources
January 11: This Week in Cookies: Upcoming ACH Withdrawal, 500 Club Date, and $3.99 Shipping!
January 18: January 19 Closure and Cookie Program Updates!
January 25: Big News for Cookie Season: New Rewards Unlocked!
February 1: Big Booth Weekend, Shipping Discount, and Key Dates!
February 8: Today’s Big Game, Valentine’s Day Cheer, and Cupboard Reminders.
February 15: Header: It’s Almost National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend! 🎉

Posted weekly as emails are sent every Sunday. Make sure you are opted in for email communications from GSEMA. If you do not see them, email customercare@gsema.org for assistance.

Thank you M&T Bank
Thank you M&T Bank

The Cookie Rally Kits presented by M&T Bank are no longer available to order through GSEMA.

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