Everyone like to eat cookies.But did you know?One of the famous cookies are Girl Scouts cookies. Girl Scout cookies are cookies sold by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) as one of its major fundraisers for local Scout units. Members of the GSUSA have been selling cookies since 1917 to raise funds.
Girls who participate can earn prizes for their efforts. There are also unit incentives if the unit as a whole does well. As of 2007, sales were estimated at about 200 million boxes per year.
It's described as a "cool and crisp lemon wedge cookie" that looks like -- you guessed it -- a smile. The new treat honors Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low, who hailed from Savannah, Ga., as well as the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary, Girl Scouts spokesman Joshua Ackley told The Times.
Speaking of diets: How does this new cookie stack up? Five cookies -- considered one serving -- will set you back 140 calories. Each serving has 5 grams of fat (including 1.5 grams of saturated fat), 23 grams of carbs and one gram of protein.
Cookie-selling is big business for the Girl Scouts, accounting for $760 million in sales in 2011, Ackley said. He stressed that 100% of the profit "and send off straight to the councils, and the girls."
The new cookie kicks off a big year for the Girl Scouts. The organization has a new leader -- chief executive Anna Maria Chavez -- and will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a variety of events, starting with the declaration of 2012 as the "Year of the Girl."
The new cookie kicks off a big year for the Girl Scouts. The organization has a new leader -- chief executive Anna Maria Chavez -- and will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a variety of events, starting with the declaration of 2012 as the "Year of the Girl."
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