Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania officially kicks off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season where people can support local Girl Scout entrepreneurs by purchasing their favorite cookies.

The Girl Scout Council has a new cookie baker, ABC Bakers, to bring customer-focused responsive service, innovative products and effective training and digital tools to GSHPA’s cookie program.

The new partnership will also provide a new online cookie selling platform in Smart Cookies that will help girls take their business beyond the booth through personalized cookie sites. Girls will hone their online business skills through the platform where they will email, accept and manage cookie orders, set goals, manage inventory and more.

With a new baker comes a few new cookie flavors for customers to enjoy, including Lemonades, French toast-inspired Toast-Yay! and gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip. Additionally, girls will sell the new Girl Scout Cookie Raspberry Rally, an online exclusive product that gets shipped directly to consumers’ doors. Customers will be able to order these diverse flavors alongside other favorites like Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Adventurefuls and more.

“We are so looking forward to working with ABC Bakers this year to bring the same beloved Girl Scout Cookies to customers, along with a few new flavors we know consumers will love. This program is so much more than cookies - it’s giving girls real-world experience and helping them learn skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics and people skills. We are so excited to kick off the sweetest time of the year!” said Jessica Mislinski, GSHPA director of product program and retail.

Cookies are on sale through March 19. Consumers can support Girl Scouts by purchasing cookies in a few different ways:

• Contact a registered Girl Scout and help support her business.

• Beginning Feb. 17, order online from a local Girl Scout troop by entering your ZIP code into the Girl Scout Cookie finder. You can have your order shipped directly to you or donate cookies to local causes.

• Beginning Feb. 24, visit your local GSHPA Girl Scouts at an in-person cookie booth stand.

• Contact GSHPA member services at memberservices@gshpa.org or call 1-800-692-7816 to be connected with a Girl Scout near you.