Volunteer Cookie Resources
Get ready to "Embrace Possibility" with the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program!
You'll find all the resources you need for volunteer training, documents and tools to help your girls succeed with goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, business ethics and more!
Check back for more resources coming soon as we get ready and gear up for the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program!
Program Guides 
Service Unit Cookie Program Guide
Resources at Your Fingertips
The Girl Scout Cookie Program
Tap Into the Power of eBudde
Get Yourself Set for a Great Season
Council Cookie Forms
Service Unit Shirts
Service Unit Shirts
Max of one shirt, per style, per SU Cookie Coordinator. Priced from $10 to $20.
ORDER NOW
Girl Scout Cookie Lineup
Cookie Flavors
Check out all the delicious cookie varieties and get nutritional information.
EXPLORE NOW
Service Unit Cookie Program Calendar
Service Unit Tips & Training Points
Prior to Training
Tips & Key Points for Training
Troop Cookie Manager Agreement and Policies
Automated Clearing House (ACH)
Financial Reports & Bank Statements
Two Fully Screened Volunteers
Permission Forms
Cookies
Cookie Flavors
Check out all the delicious cookie varieties and get nutritional information.
EXPLORE NOW
Review the Troop Cookie Manager Guide
Dates
Review Selling Cookies Safely
Rewards
Troop Proceeds
Extra Proceeds Option
Troop-to-Troops
Virtual Troop-to-Troops Cookies
Non-Virtual Troop-to-Troops Cookies
Gift of Caring
Delivery / Count-n-Go
Cookie Cupboards
Payment & Collection
Cookie Booths
Porch Delivery / Pick-Up
Cookie "Lemonade" Stands
Cookie Yard Signs
Walkabouts
Create a Cookie Mobile
Drive-Thru or Curbside Cookie Booths
Too Many Cookies...DON'T WAIT!
eBudde
Digital Cookie
Stay in Touch
Council Cookie Trainings
Troop Proceeds
Service Unit Proceeds
Individually Registered Girls
Cookie Rally!!
Cookie Rally!!!
Kick off this cookie season with a high energy, activity packed Cookie Rally for your Service Unit!
Cookie Rallies are great to show girls how to be successful in the Cookie Program. Success, friendship, learning, stories, cookies — it’s all part of the Girl Scout Cookie season and embracing the possibilities.
Little Brownie Bakers, our cookie makers, have put together irresistible ideas for bringing lots of fun, learning and girl motivation together into an awesome cookie kick-off event that you can do online or in-person.
Online Cookie Rally
Download the Girl Scout Cookie Virtual Rally Guide, and the Virtual Cookie Rally Resources to host an online rally for your girls.
In-Person Cookie Rally
Download the Girl Scout Cookie Rally Guide, a step-by-step planning guide and the Activities and Rallies Resources, packed with ideas for combining fun, learning and girl motivation. Additional activity sheets, downloadable PDFs and more are available online at www.littlebrowniebakers.com/rallies.
Getting Your Cookies
Digital Cookie
Emergency Procedures
Cookie Program Glossary
Troop Cookie Program Guide
Program Overview
Secrets to a Successful Program
Cookie Introduction
Cookie Flavors
Check out all the delicious cookie varieties and get nutritional information.
EXPLORE NOW
New Troop Information
Cookie Rookie?
Starting a New Troop
To start your troop’s cookie program right, we strongly suggest every Troop Cookie Manager (TCM) host an information meeting!
Use this time to set expectations, provide due dates and hand out materials. This is also a great time to get your troop excited by setting goals, learning about the five skills and the cookie line up.
What the TCM needs from caregivers
Do not distribute program materials until you have collected the items below.
- Completed Caregiver Permission and Responsibility Form.
- Current girl registration for the 2024-2025 membership year.
- Updated caregiver contact info for your own records.
What the TCM provides to each family/Girl Scout?
(These items come from your Service Unit Cookie Coordinator)
- Family Guide
- Paper Order Card
- Money Envelope
- Goal Getter Order Card
Important Dates:
- December 11, 2024 - Official start of Digital Cookies
- December 26, 2024 - Girls can begin taking in-person orders
- January 11, 2025 - Girls submit in-person initial orders to troop
- February 7, 2025 - Booths begin
- February 14, 2025 - Girls submit half payment to troop
- March 9, 2025 - Booths end
- March 10, 2025 - Girls submit final balance to troop
- March 19, 2025 - An Outstanding Balance Form is submitted through the ACH Shortage link if full balance is not collected.
Participant Expectations:
Money
- Set early and consistent deadlines for caregivers - money should be in your troop bank account and available for withdrawal 24-48 hours before the ACH sweeps. Keep in mind if your troop accepts checks, they take longer.
- Consider collecting money prior to releasing further cookies to caregivers.
Cookie Ordering & Distribution
Set expectations for getting additional cookies – when/if a girl needs more cookies they need to let you know how many days in advance.
Participating in the Cookie Program
- In-person/paper order card and virtual/Digital cookie Booth opportunities
- Volunteer opportunities – helping TCM throughout cookie program
- Social media guidelines – girls and families can post online in public groups, but may not post in buy/sell/trade groups or on sites like Craigslist, etc.
Steps to Becoming a Troop Cookie Manager (TCM)
Cookie Program Checklist
Six Steps to Support Her Pathway to Success
There’s only one way to have a successful Girl Scout Cookie Program, and that’s to plan for it! In the remainder of this manual, you’ll find everything you need to plan, build, and celebrate a successful program for 2025 — all organized into six simple steps.
Step 1: Get Yourself Set for a Great Season
Contact Information
Council Cookie and eBudde Trainings
Cookie Swap Facebook Group
Cookie Swap Facebook Group
A place for Girl Scout Cookie volunteers to swap extra cookies, search for cookies and connect with other Girl Scout Cookie volunteers.
VISIT SITE
Girl Scout Badge Portfolio
Council Cookie Forms
Volunteer T-Shirt
2025 Cookie Volunteer T-Shirt
Show your cookie spirit with a themed t-shirt! Orders close on March 17, 2025.
ORDER NOW
Cookie Program Calendar
Troop & Service Unit Proceeds
Troop Proceeds
Service Unit Proceeds
Troop Cookie Finances
Automated Clearing House (ACH) Troop Cookie Payments
Receipts
Contactless Payment
Trouble Collecting
Extenuating Circumstances
Handling a Problem
Cookies Not Picked Up
Over-Order of Cookies - DO NOT WAIT!
Money Mondays
Getting Your Cookies
Preparing for Delivery
Cookie Cupboards
Step 2: Meet with Girls & Families
When families understand the importance of the Girl Scout Cookie Program, they give it their full support and help girls do everything it takes to be successful. As a volunteer, you play a key role in helping families understand the importance of the cookie program.
Before the cookie season begins, you can help girls plan a family meeting that introduces their caregivers to the program. When planning your family meeting in-person or virtually here are some key areas to cover.
GAIN THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES EARLY ON
Host a short meeting in-person or virtually with families so girls can kick off the year with their families. At the meeting, adults can complete Caregiver Permission and Responsibility forms and sign up to help. This is a great time to go over health and safety guidelines.
Key Dates
Family Cookie Meeting Info
Cookie Resources & Tips for Girls
Step 3: Tap Into the Power of eBudde
Step 4: Help Girls Succeed as Cookie Entrepreneurs
Cookie Resources
This Google documents resource folder contains any additional information you may need for the Girl Scout Cookie Program. You will find all training presentations, electronic versions of forms and guides, rally information and activities, videos, clipart, booth resources, social media tools, webinar recordings, and so much more!
Volunteer Shareables
This resource helps you find the right words (and pictures) to promote the cookie program. It’s social planning made simple!
What it includes:
- Posts covering multiple categories:
- Cookie news
- Special promotions
- Holiday themes
- Profile pictures
Where you’ll find it:
- LittleBrownie.com
- Additional social media tools are available in Cookies Resources.
Cookie Rally Guide
This Girl Scout Cookie Season will be an adventure like no other. Girls are ready to Imagine the Possibilities — and so are you. So let’s get started!
Here’s how you can plan your cookie season kickoff with this Rally Guide:
- Navigate through the sections with the interactive tabs on the right.
- Take note of your favorite ideas on the Action Plan tab. Use the blank fields to customize your plan for each section.
- All the activities in this guide can be tailored to in-person or virtual events.
Make sure to check out Girl Scouts’ Virtual Girl Scout Cookie Rally Guide for more ideas.
Digital Cookie
Cookie Booths
eBudde Booth Scheduler
Cookie Booth Tips
Cookie Booth Management
What Should I Expect From the Girls at a Booth?
Think Outside the Booth
Cookie Donations
Cookie Participation Options
Step 5: Recognize Achievements
Make the most of girl accomplishments, like a girl reaching her goal. Thank customers, tell stories about your cookie experiences or throw a party for your troop!
Make a list of Key Dates for Celebrating Girls' Accomplishments:
Celebration Troop Meeting:_______________________
Distribute Rewards and Celebrate with Families:____________________________
Activation of Troop Goals:________________________
Recognizing Girls
Girl Scout Cookie™ Season is the time for girls to start thinking like entrepreneurs. From the earliest planning meetings through the booth phase, recognize and encourage girl development of an entrepreneurial mindset — whether it’s being curious about how things work or embracing challenges.
What it includes:
- Certificates
- Patches
Where you’ll find it:
Celebrate Achievements
They’ve earned it! Plan a celebration that gives you the opportunity to pass out rewards to girls, while highlighting individual and troop achievements. Discuss how the funds can be used for future activities. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Send "Thanks!"
Thank everyone involved with your troop’s success, including families, friends, businesses and fellow volunteers. Find card templates and ready-to-post social graphics under the Cookie Season Resources tab on LittleBrownieBakers.com. Loads of clip art is also available on the site to help you and your girls create your own messages of appreciation.
What it includes:
- Social Posts
- Card templates
- Clip art
- Theme graphics
- Print materials
- Much more!
At C.E.L.E.B. Camp Adventureful we will have complete control of the entire camp!!! Your fun-filled Camp Adventureful day awaits at Fisherville with tons of outdoor activities, including S’MORES!! This experience is INVITE only at Camp Fisherville and will certainly be something you don’t want to miss!!
Additional details will be sent to girls who qualify.
Step 6: Need-to-Know Information
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is an exciting time for girls and volunteers alike. Be sure to be prepared by going over the additional need-to-know information, such as emergency procedures and pro tips for cookie success. Another helpful tool is the Cookie Program glossary at the end of the Troop Guide.
Emergency Procedures
Pro Tips for Cookie Success
Cookie Program Glossary
Council Cookie Resources
Volunteer Training Dates
Cookies For a Year Resources
Take Girl Scout Cookie® sales to the next level.
From downloads to guidelines, doorhangers to business cards and beyond—try these handy resources.
Want to make this cookie season the best one yet? Check out some of the fun activities and materials for Girl Scouts from our partners at Little Brownie Bakers.
Tools from Little Brownie Bakers
These resources will help you support Girl Scouts as they run their very own cookie businesses and gain skills essential for success.
FIND RESOURCES
Resources from Girl Scouts of the USA
Find handouts, posters, videos, and other materials to help you have fun and stay safe as you build your cookie business.
FIND RESOURCES
Volunteer Essentials
Designed for busy troop volunteers: get started on your Girl Scout journey or find answers throughout the troop year.
LEARN MORE
