{"id":147137,"date":"2026-01-15T21:27:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147137"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:27:52","slug":"girl-scouts-of-eastern-pennsylvania-kicks-off-the-2026-cookie-season-on-january-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147137","title":{"rendered":"Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Kicks Off the 2026 Cookie Season on January 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>New cookie, Exploremores\u2122 makes its debut as part of beloved tradition and powerful fundraiser<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(January 15, 2026)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Today,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsep.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania<\/a>\u202f(GSEP)\u202fkicks off the 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlscouts.org\/en\/cookies\/cookie-flavors\/exploremores-cookies.html?utm_campaign=my26_cookie_cookies_a1_s1_l2&amp;utm_source=link&amp;utm_medium=press_release_council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girl Scout\u00a0Cookie\u2122\u00a0season<\/a>, allowing\u00a0Girl Scouts\u00a0to\u00a0\u201cunbox the future\u201d and raise funds to support their dreams\u00a0through the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year, we,\u00a0and many of you,\u00a0look forward to the Girl Scout\u00a0Cookie season\u00a0for many reasons,\u201d said Kim E. Fraites-Dow, CEO of GSEP.\u00a0\u201cOf course, the\u00a0cookies are\u00a0delicious. But\u00a0beyond the taste,\u00a0the Girl Scout Cookie Program is a critical fundraiser that supports and sustains our mission\u00a0at GSEP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exploremores\u2122, a rocky road ice cream\u2013inspired sandwich cookie, will join the\u00a0legendary\u00a0lineup for the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie season. Filled with delicious flavors of chocolate,\u00a0marshmallow\u00a0and toasted almond\u2013flavored cr\u00e8me,\u00a0Exploremores\u00a0reflect the spirit of exploration at the heart of every Girl Scout.\u00a0In addition to the exciting new\u00a0cookie, the 2026\u00a0cookie\u00a0lineup\u00a0will include\u00a0fan favorites\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0Thin Mints\u00ae, Caramel\u00a0deLites\u00ae, Peanut Butter Patties\u00ae and more.\u00a0Cookie\u00a0packages\u00a0are\u00a0sold for\u00a0$6\u00a0each, and the\u00a0Caramel\u00a0Chocolate\u00a0Chip\u00a0Gluten Free\u00a0cookie\u00a0is $7\u00a0per package. All proceeds from cookie sales stay with local councils and troops to power Girl Scouts\u2019 amazing experiences year-round.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania is excited to\u00a0celebrate America\u2019s 250th\u00a0anniversary by honoring the first\u00a0ever\u00a0Girl Scout\u00a0Cookie sale, which happened\u00a0in Philadelphia.\u00a0In\u00a01933, local Girl Scouts baked and sold the first\u00a0Girl Scout\u00a0Cookie\u00a0at the\u00a0Philadelphia Gas and Electric Company.\u00a0The\u00a0cookie sale\u00a0was adopted by Girl Scouts\u00a0of\u00a0the U.S.A.\u00a0as a national program in 1936.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Purchase Girl Scout Cookies This Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you know\u00a0a Girl\u00a0Scout, reach out to her.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know a Girl Scout, check with your local council or use the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlscouts.org\/en\/cookies\/how-to-buy-cookies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girl Scout Cookie Finder<\/a>\u202fby entering your zip code. There\u00a0you can find a\u00a0troop selling at a nearby\u00a0booth, or you can\u00a0purchase\u00a0cookies to be shipped directly to you from troops nationwide.\u00a0This link can also be used to find a local booth, purchase cookies, and\/or to donate cookies for local community causes.<\/li>\n<li>You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to stay informed about Girl Scout Cookie news. Learn more about the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlscouts.org\/en\/footer\/help\/SMS-terms-and-conditions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms and Conditions<\/a>\u202fand the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlscouts.org\/en\/footer\/help\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For more information on how to\u202fpurchase\u202fcookies in your community and support the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsep.org\/en\/cookies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gsep.org\/cookies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Girls\u00a0in grades K-12 who are\u00a0interested in selling\u00a0cookies\u00a0this season\u00a0can join today!\u00a0Unbox the future with Girl Scouts by joining the world\u2019s largest girl-led organization or learn how to become a volunteer at\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsep.org\/join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gsep.org\/join<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) is the largest girl-serving organization in Pennsylvania and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. What was started in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia by founder Juliette Gordon Low as one small, yet dedicated troop of diverse girls has grown into 2.8 million Girl Scouts across the U.S. today. GSEP serves more than 25,000 girls in partnership with more than\u202f14,000 volunteers in Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties. Today, 80 percent of women in leadership and executive roles in the U.S. are Girl Scouts. Girl Scout alumni\u202fcomprise\u202f70 percent of women in the U.S. Congress. For further information about Girl Scouting, how to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, call 215-564-2030 or visit\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsep.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gsep.org<\/a>. Follow @GirlScoutsEPenn on X,\u202fInstagram\u202fand Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nNicole Lazarus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New cookie, Exploremores\u2122 makes its debut as part of beloved tradition and powerful fundraiser (January 15, 2026)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Today,\u00a0Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania\u202f(GSEP)\u202fkicks off the 2026\u00a0Girl Scout\u00a0Cookie\u2122\u00a0season, allowing\u00a0Girl Scouts\u00a0to\u00a0\u201cunbox the future\u201d and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147137\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Kicks Off the 2026 Cookie Season on January 15<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-girl-scout-cookies.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/147138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}