Cookies and Cocktails

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You're invited to Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England's sixth annual Cookies & Cocktails!

Thursday, March 10th, 2022
Crowne Plaza, The Atrium
801 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI 02886
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

At Cookies & Cocktails, chefs from some of your favorite local restaurants will be showcasing their talents by creating special desserts using everyone’s favorite treat—Girl Scout Cookies®! Mario Hilario, NBC 10 news anchor, will once again be the emcee for this amazing event. Along with the tasty desserts, there will also be a silent auction that you can bid on. Hors d’oeuvres and other light fare will be served.

We are excited to announce the restaurants participating this year who will be showcasing our cookies "out of the box":

This fun (and tasty) evening helps Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England provide unique opportunities for girls in our main focus areas of STEM, the outdoors, entrepreneurship, and life skills all while they make new friends, challenge themselves, write their own stories, and take action to change the world for the better. Events like Cookies & Cocktails also help us provide financial aid, camperships, and support our Community Outreach programs so all girls can benefit from participating in Girl Scouts—regardless of their backgrounds, locations, or financial situations.

Tickets are $60.00 per person which includes a selection of hors d'oeuvres, along with the unique dessert creations. This premiere event is for adults 21 years of age and older. Early Bird Pricing of $55.00 per person is available until January 31, 2022.

If you're interested in sponsoring this or any of our other events, view our sponsorship opportunities.

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*We will follow all state and Centers for Disease Control guidance regarding masking, testing, and vaccination at the time of the event and will be taking all appropriate precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We will provide more details about specific guidance as we are closer to the event given the ever-changing nature of the pandemic.

Not sure what you missed from previous years? Take a look at the images and videos from our events below!

Cookies & Cocktails 2021

From all of us at Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England, THANK YOU for celebrating the 5th annual (and first-ever virtual) Cookies & Cocktails event with us. We hope you enjoyed hearing from our wonderful emcee, Mario Hilario, Anchor on NBC 10 News Sunrise, and enjoyed the brilliant recipe stylings of Chef Terranova and our special Girl Scout guest speaker, Caroline Barr.

We are so grateful for the wonderful chef teams who joined us and we thank them for their creativity in utilizing tasty Girl Scout Cookies “out of the box.” Hemenway’s, the Boat House, and KNEAD Doughnuts, you are all so inspiring—too bad we can't enjoy those yummy desserts every night! In case you missed it, check out the special recipes featured at this year's event.

A special shout out to our generous sponsors Gold Sponsor CVS Health; Silver Sponsor Navigant Credit Union; Bronze Sponsor Dave’s Marketplace, Locke Lord LLC & Pawtucket Credit Union, and also Blueflash Photography for their continued support! A big thank you to our raffle prize donors Hemenway’s, KNEAD Doughnuts, Thorpe’s Wine & Spirits, and Allen Gammons.

Cookies & Cocktails 2020

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2020 Cookies & Cocktails! We enjoy an array of desserts prepared by some of the area's finest chefs, made with everyone's favorite treat—Girl Scout Cookies. Thank you to the restaurants who showcased our cookies "out of the box":

Cookies & Cocktails 2019

A big Girl Scout thank you to everyone who supported our 2019 Cookies & Cocktails celebration!

We'd like to once again thank the local establishments that participated in the 2019 deliciously exciting Cookies & Cocktails celebration: Castle Hill Inn, Coast Guard House, Back Forty, Ellie's, Newport Restaurant Group, Hemenway's and Whisk Me Away.

Attendees enjoyed savory hors-d'oeuvres, tasty Girl Scout Cookie creations, and had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items. The evening was once again emceed by the one and only Mario Hilario WJAR—a treat in itself!

Cookies & Cocktails 2018

A big Girl Scout thank you to everyone that attended the 2018 Cookies & Cocktails celebration on March 8th! Click HERE to view our 2018 Cookies & Cocktails Facebook Photo Album. And click HERE to view footage from the event!

We would also like to thank our event sponsors including: Silver Level Sponsor: CVS Health and Bronze Level Sponsors: Mohegan Tribe & Mohegan Sun, Dave's Marketplace, Locke Lord, LLP, Navigant Credit Union, Blue Cross Blue Shield RI, Case Snow Management, Inc and the GSSNE Board of Directors.

The night would not have been possible without the participation of KNEAD Doughnuts, Ellie's Bakery, Bake Me Away Bake Shop, Aquilante's Bistro & Tavern and Newport Restaurant Group. We are so grateful for the amazing sweet treats you contributed to the evening's festivities!

And thank you to Mario Hilario for once again hosting our Cookies & Cocktails celebration!

Cookies & Cocktails 2017

In 2017, as a way of celebrating the incredible centennial of Girl Scouts selling cookies, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England hosted a very special event of "Cookies & Cocktails".

On Thursday, January 26th, over 120 guests attended a very special evening celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies! Local chefs created delicious desserts using everyone's favorite treat—Girl Scout Cookies! We were honored to be partnered with some of Rhode Island's best including: Cafe Nuovo, Gracie's, Mill's Tavern, Newport Restaurant Group (Avvio), and The Capital Grille. These groups went above and beyond to showcase our cookies "out of the box".

Attendees enjoyed passed hors d'oeuvres, a complimentary glass of wine, tasty Girl Scout Cookie creations, and had the opportunity to bid on both live and silent auction items. The evening was emceed by the one and only Mario Hilario. It was an incredible evening that will not soon be forgotten!

Click the collage of event images below to enlarge!

A sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended, shared, and supported GSSNE in celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies!

We greatly appreciate our wonderful emcee, Mario Hilario and our special guest speaker Daynia La-Force, head women's basketball coach for URI. We were blown away by the amazing Girl Scout Cookie dessert creations by Cafe Nuovo, GraciesProv, Mill's Tavern Restaurant, Newport Restaurant Group, The Capital Grille. Thank you to our generous sponsors for the evening, Citizens Bank, CVS Health, Locke Lord LLP, Roofing Concepts, Navigant Credit Union, George & Susan Shuster, Coca-Cola, E.W. Burman, Howard Russell Insurance, Beacon Mutual Insurance Company, INNOVEX, Great American, and Ashdon Farms. This event would not have been possible with everyone pulling together to support our misson of building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place! THANK YOU and cheers to another 100 years!