Cookie Resources for Troop Volunteers| Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England

Key Dates

Please note: these are the dates set by GSSNE for all service units. Your Product Program Coordinator may have separate dates for your service unit. Please be sure to follow all dates set by your PPC.

December

December 19 or before – Troops train Girl Scouts and service units hold cookie rallies
December 20- Girl Scouts start taking orders and online marketing begins. Registered Girl Scouts will receive emails to register with Digital Cookie before this date. Please note, it is optional to start taking orders on this day.
December 24-January 1 - Council office closed for holiday recess

January

January 5 - Initial orders due in Smart Cookies from all service units
January 19 - Council office closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 21-25 - Initial deliveries for all service units
January 24 - Cookie booths begin
January 28 - Reorders begin. A partial payment must be made in order to place a reorder
January 31 - Last day for removing Girl Scouts that do not belong in your troop. A member CANNOT be removed just because they are not participating in the cookie program. Please submit the Product Program Roster Change Request Form to make changes.

February

February 1- Your 1st partial payment is due to your PPC or council on or before February 1st. Reorders will not be processed for troops without at least a 30% payment of their initial order. Payments are due each time a reorder is picked up and at least every two weeks after the initial delivery
February 15- Partial payment due
February 20-22 - National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend

March & April

March 1 – A minimum of 50% of your troop’s total cookie bill is due
March 15 - Partial payment due
March 29 - Last day of cookie sale
April 3 - Final payments and recognition orders are due to council. Be sure to have transferred all cookies to the Girl Scouts and entered their recognition orders in Smart Cookies. Remember to verify t-shirt sizes, sweatshirt sizes, and any optional recognitions with them before you reconcile their recognitions

May-June

Recognitions shipped to service units. Distribute earned recognitions to Girl Scouts as soon as you receive them from your PPC.

September 30, 2026

All cookie paperwork, including receipts, payment forms, and permission slips, must be kept until this date.

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Safety is top-of-mind every year for our Girl Scouts and volunteers. As always, participation is not mandatory. This participation sheet is here to help parents/guardians, volunteers, Girl Scouts, and families understand how sales and cookie booths work for the cookie program. Due to ever-changing conditions and comfort levels differing person-to-person, we’ve made updates to the way booths will work this year. Girl Scouts are able to participate fully online, do a hybrid of in-person and online, or do a combination of all the options. If booths aren’t a good fit, just remember Girl Scouts can fully participate online and/or with contactless porch drop-offs.

You can find customizable business cards and door hangers under the "Fun Things" drop-down on this page, these will help Girl Scouts connect with their customers in a safe way.

Click the image above or here to view the PDF version of this chart!

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Troop cookie managers will have access to both Digital Cookie and Smart Cookies platforms. There are useful features in both platforms.

In Digital Cookie (digitalcookie.girlscouts.com), you’ll be able to view online sales reports for your entire troop. It will list each order taken online for every member of your troop. It will tell you if the order was direct ship or for girl delivery, and what was included in the order. There are also reports in Digital Cookie for tracking progress toward cookie program pins/badges and what rewards each Girl Scout in your troop requested. You will also be able to use Digital Cookie to process all credit card payments for individual orders and at booth sales.

Smart Cookies (abcsmartcookies.com) will be your home for all administrative cookie tasks. This is where you’ll place your troop initial order, any planned orders, do cookie transfers, and order rewards for your troop. You will also be able to use this platform to sign up for council booth lottery locations, distribute cookies sold at booths, and to view upcoming booths scheduled for your troop. You will also use this platform to view many different reports including troop on-hand inventory and troop balance summary.

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Smart Cookies

Smart Cookies can be accessed at www.ABCSmartCookies.com

Curated Smart Cookies Trainings YouTube playlist for GSSNE Volunteers

Digital Cookie

Digital Cookie can be accessed at digitalcookie.girlscouts.org

Digital Cookie Volunteer Training Presentation: PDF or Powerpoint (will automatically download)
Digital Cookie Training Index for Volunteers
Digital Cookie App for Volunteers: PDF or Powerpoint (will automatically download)
Digital Cookie App for Girl Scouts & Caregivers: PDF or Powerpoint (will automatically download)

GSSNE Training Recordings

Cookie Rookie and Digital Cookie intro Passcode: 4&%V!Dv#
Wrapping up the Cookie Season Passcode I?G+3fn!

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Registering as a Troop Cookie Manager instructions
Troop Cookie Manager Guide
Cookie Rookie Volunteer Guide - NEW! for first-time cookie volunteers.
Troop Leader/Troop Cookie Manager Agreement: online form or PDF
Troop Cookie Manager Easy Checklist - NEW!
Troop Payment Form
Product Program Roster Change Request Form
Girl Scout Rewards
Family Adult Permission & Responsibility Form: online form or PDF
Camp Cookie Credit Transfer Form
Palm Oil and Girl Scout Cookies FAQ
Unpaid Funds Collection Assistance Form
Wrapping Up the Cookie Program checklist for troops

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Cookie booths—that is, cookie pop-up shops in areas with lots of foot traffic—are a fun way for Girl Scouts to connect with their community and practice their sales pitch with new customers. Booth locations must be approved by councils, facilitated within council jurisdiction, and participants must follow all council guidelines regarding setting up, running, and taking down a booth. Cookie Booths are only permitted within the jurisdiction of the Girl Scout and troop’s primary council.

ABC Bakers Resource Page (social media images, cookie graphics, and more!)
Goal Chart
Cookie Booth Agreement for Troop Leaders & Troop Cookie Managers
Cookie Booth Etiquette, Rules, & Tips
Cookie Booth Tally Form
5 for Five Entry Rules
5 for Five Entry Forms
Cookie Door Hanger
Cookie Lineup
Cookie Lineup with Pricing
Cookie booth thank you takeaway
- with QR code for cookie booth locator
- with space to add your troop's QR code
Council contact card
Allergen Guide
February Cookie Contest Information
- Cookie contest entry form

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ePAYMENT SYSTEM IS HERE!

The GSSNE ePayment system is available for troops to submit cookie payments directly to GSSNE.

The process is user friendly and immediate! Simply click this ePayment link when you are ready to make a payment.

To get set up, please follow the instructions below!

1. Log in using your email and password (create an account if you don't have one). Please note: when setting up a new account, select "unknown" as the service unit and you will need to enter a 5-digit troop number. If your troop number is less than 5 digits, add zeros to the beginning of your troop number. For example, Troop 999 would become Troop 00999.
2. Enter/update your profile information.
3. Enter troop bank information for each troop you lead. Double-check that your information is correct.
4. Choose troop and enter payment amount and submit.
5. Receive an email payment confirmation. Immediately send a copy of this email receipt to your service unit PPC and print a copy.
6. All payment paperwork must still be submitted to council according to established GSSNE Product Program Policies.

Questions? Please contact Customer Care at customercare@gssne.org

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Main Troop Proceeds

Troop proceeds are calculated based on your per girl average (PGA) of packages sold by all of the registered Girl Scouts within a troop.

Per Registered Girl Scout Average*	Per Package Proceeds
1-159.99	$0.85
160-199.99	$0.95
200+	$1.05

Reward Opt-Out Older Girl Scout Proceeds

Cadette or older troops can choose to opt-out of traditional rewards in exchange for additional proceeds. This is a decision that must be made by the entire troop. There is no longer a form to complete for opt-out. Girl Scouts who opt-out will be eligible to receive patches, but no other rewards including Camp Cookie Credits. Troops will also not be eligible for Troop Cookie Dough. Older Girl Scout troops who opt out of receiving rewards will receive the following:

Per Registered Girl Scout Average*	Proceeds per Package
1-159.99	$0.05
160-199.99	$0.07
200+	$0.10

Troop Cookie Dough

If your troop has a PGA of 350+ you will be able to pick a troop cookie dough option. You will be awarded either a $25 troop credit to the GSSNE shop, or a $25 credit to use toward a troop camping reservation at any GSSNE site to be used by 12/31/26. Only one will be awarded per troop eligible, and troops that opt-out of rewards are not eligible.

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PDF version of the Girl Scout Rewards

What are Summer Camp Cookie Credits?

Cookie credits begin at $12 for 50 packages and go up in $6 increments for every 25 packages sold.

Camp Cookie Credits expire on September 30, 2026.
Credits may be pooled by sisters in the same family. (If transferring, the Camp Cookie Credit Transfer form must be completed)
Credits are non-transferable and may only be used by the Girl Scout who earned them (outside of families).
Credits may be applied only toward GSSNE summer camps.
Credits cannot be used for family camping, troop camping, events, or other GSSNE programs.
Girl Scout troops that have selected opt-out proceeds are not eligible to give or receive Camp Cookie Credits.
Any unused Camp Cookie Credits help support the upkeep of GSSNE camps and provide camp financial aid.

Camperships will also still be available to those who need them. GSSNE aims to ensure that any Girl Scout who wants to go to camp has that opportunity, regardless of their family’s ability to pay!

Packages Sold	Summer Camp Cookie Credits Earned
50	$12
51-75	$18
76-100	$24
Every Additional 25 Pkgs.	$6 more

What is Cookie Dough?

Cookie Dough is a credit that is an option for Girl Scouts to select in lieu of recognitions at certain sales levels. These credits can be used in the GSSNE Council Shop or applied to 2026 GSSNE Summer Camp. Cookie Dough credit is nontransferable.

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No Girl Scout, or adult acting on behalf of a Girl Scout, can collect money online for Girl Scout products or a money-earning activity online. The exception to this is GSUSA approved product programs.

The Girl Scout Product Programs are girl-led programs, and online marketing and sales efforts should always be led by a Girl Scout while also being supervised by their parents or caregivers.
Friends and family of a Girl Scout participating in Girl Scout Product Programs must not market or share their contact information, sales links, or sales information on online resale sites (examples: Craigslist, yard sale sites, Facebook Marketplace, neighborhood sites, Amazon, or e-Bay). They also should not share their sales link with any news outlets.
For safety purposes, Girl Scouts should consider truncating or removing their last name when using social media sites to protect their identity.
Should any online marketing activities be identified as in violation of this policy, GSUSA or GSSNE reserves the right to intervene and request removal or remove the post.
To protect your personal identity, NEVER direct message with people you do not know online or on social media platforms.
Always use your Girl Scout online sales link for customer orders.
Parents or guardians must approve all girl delivered online orders and supervise all communications and product delivery logistics with any customers Girl Scouts don’t personally know. As a reminder, Girl Scouts should never deliver cookies alone.
If your Girl Scout sales link is posted on a public facing site, be aware the link is now searchable by anyone and could potentially appear anywhere on the internet.
Never share your personal information (e.g., last name, phone number, email, or street address).
Never share your personal location information, including your booth location.

If engaging in online marketing and sales efforts beyond friends and family, review and apply the Digital Marketing Tips for Cookie Entrepreneurs and Families. Continue to adhere to the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge and Digital Cookie Pledge. You must also review and apply the Supplemental Safety Tips for Online Marketing. All Girl Scouts participating in online Girl Scout activities should read and sign the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge.

The safety of our members is always our first priority. Please remember to be a sister to every Girl Scout during the cookie program, and at all times. Public sales outside of your service unit should first be cleared with the Product Program Coordinator in that service unit.

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Everyone knows that when cookies are purchased from a Girl Scout, they are investing in so much more than a box of treats—they're investing in a Girl Scout's future.

Proudly, one hundred percent of the net proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie sales are invested back into originating councils to fund activities and experiences for their Girl Scouts, who are busy making their way in the world and positively impacting their communities. All these things are possible thanks to the structure and design of the Girl Scout Cookie Program as designed by Girl Scouts USA.

As a result, we wanted to take an opportunity to remind everyone of the Redistribution Policy set by GSUSA on Girl Scout cookies. The following redistribution language appears on every package of Girl Scout cookies:

“The GIRL SCOUTS® name and mark, and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including GIRL SCOUT COOKIES®, THIN MINTS®, TREFOILS®, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE®, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM®, and the Trefoil Design, are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA. [Licensee name] is an official GSUSA licensee. Baked by authority of Girl Scouts of the USA. This product is distributed and marketed exclusively through Girl Scout members. Any resale or redistribution is unauthorized.”

These statements protect the right of Girl Scouts to be the only ones to sell our cookies. This means that no one—customers, stores, or parents – may purchase Girl Scout cookies and then resell them. Councils work closely with GSUSA, including our own, to ensure that redistribution does not occur. It is our responsibility as a council that if we should become aware of redistribution, we are required to contact the parties involved and inform them of Girl Scouts’ exclusive right to sell Girl Scout cookies and ask them to stop. If our request is not honored, GSUSA requests that the product sale liaison at GSUSA be contacted immediately.

We want all Girl Scouts to feel empowered through the opportunities offered to them through the Girl Scout Cookie Program. By taking liberties with redistribution, not only are policies broken, but Girl Scout experiences are lost.

Please feel free to contact GSSNE with any further questions!