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Girl Scout Cookies season is here — but say goodbye to two flavors

The beloved snacks with Philadelphia origins are back for 2025. But these two flavors are being discontinued after this season.

Girl Scouts sell cookies in February 2013 in New York City.
Girl Scouts sell cookies in February 2013 in New York City.Read moreJohn Moore / MCT

Get ready to say hi to that one coworker whose kid sells cookies: Girl Scout Cookie season is upon us. But stock up, because two flavors are going away for good after this season.

The over-100-year-old tradition of selling baked goods to support Girl Scout troops is back. From January through April, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America hold their nationwide cookie fundraising campaign, with sash-wearing troop members posting up in front of grocery stores, homes, and parks.

The Philadelphia region is no exception — it’s home to the Girl Scout Councils of Eastern Pennsylvania, Central and Southern Jersey, and the Chesapeake Bay, which includes all of Delaware. The cookie sales date back to 1917 and have notable Philadelphia ties.

Girl Scout Cookies’ Philly roots explained

According to the organization, many troops sold homemade cookies to raise money for different relief efforts after the Girl Scouts were founded in 1912.

In 1933, the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia Council baked cookies and sold them in the city’s gas and electric company windows. They were priced at 23 cents per box of 44 cookies. A year later, the Greater Philadelphia troop would up the ante, becoming the first council to sell commercially baked cookies. The cookies the Philadelphia troop commissioned to help raise money for its Camp Indian Run in Chester County would eventually become the signature Trefoil cookies, a vanilla cookie with the Girl Scout logo of the same name pressed on top.

Today, a historical marker for Girl Scout Cookies sits at 1401 Arch St. noting their origins and their old prices (now, they’re closer to about $5 per box).

Cookie sales have evolved over the years — and have also gone digital — and the treats remain one of the Girl Scouts’ most recognizable calling cards.

“It’s not only a fundraiser, but it’s a real leadership program for girls, and I say that with confidence because I’ve seen Girl Scouts grow as young kindergartners through this program,” Kim E. Fraites-Dow, the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, previously told The Inquirer. “They are creating business plans, setting goals, making decisions about how they want to market their program, and learning how to manage money.”

The money raised helps fund troop efforts, including camps, training, and community service projects.

Which Girl Scout cookies are being discontinued?

Starting this month (dates vary by region), Girl Scout Cookie sales will go live, meaning you can stock up on a dozen varieties of sweet treats, including the classics, like Thin Mints and Samoas (also known as Caramel deLites, depending on the manufacturer).

But in two cases, good things must come to an end. Girl Scouts announced Tuesday that the launch of sales will mark the end of the road for S’mores and Toast-Yay! cookies, which will be discontinued after the 2025 season.

S’mores cookies are described on the Girl Scouts website as a “crunchy graham sandwich cookie with chocolate and marshmallow filling,” while Toast-Yay!s are “yummy toast-shaped cookies full of French toast flavor and dipped in delicious icing.”

Pennsylvania-region shoppers may have had the chance to try both over the years. Girl Scout Cookies are manufactured in only two bakeries, but each makes one of the to-be-discontinued flavors exclusively. One bakery’s distribution area reaches Pennsylvania and New Jersey, while the other supplies cookies in Delaware. This is also why cookies like Samoas (a.k.a. Caramel deLites) and Tagalongs (a.k.a Peanut Butter Patties) have two different names.

S’mores cookies, which were introduced in 2017, are made by Little Brownie Bakers and distributed in Delaware, while Toast-Yay! cookies debuted in 2021 and are made by ABC Bakers, which distributes to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

» READ MORE: Only two bakeries in the U.S. are allowed to bake Girl Scout Cookies. Here’s where Philly’s cookies come from.

How can I buy Girl Scout cookies?

Cookie-seekers can reach out to registered Girl Scouts (or their parents) to see if they’re selling nearby.

The Girl Scouts also have an online “Cookie Finder” to locate forthcoming cookie booths by zip code.

Finally, starting Feb. 21, cookies can be ordered online and shipped directly.