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Girl Scout Cookie Season Begins Nationwide With New Exploremores Flavor

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Overview

  • Exploremores, a rocky road–inspired sandwich cookie with chocolate shortbread wafers and chocolate, marshmallow and toasted almond–flavored crème, joins the 2026 lineup for national online and booth sales.
  • The season runs January through April nationally, with local timing set by councils: online ordering is open now in Colorado and starts Jan. 12 in Louisville, booth sales begin Feb. 1 in Colorado and March 6 in Louisville, and central Pennsylvania is selling Jan. 6–April 4.
  • Customers can order via troop Digital Cookie links, use the Cookie Finder to locate booths or ship boxes, or text COOKIES to 59618 for updates.
  • Prices are determined locally; many councils list most varieties at about $6 per box, gluten-free Toffee-tastic at $7, and GSUSA says typical prices range from $5 to $7.
  • The new cookie follows the retirement of S’mores and Toast‑Yay! after 2025, with GSUSA noting that new flavors undergo multi-year development and are evaluated annually based on performance.