Will the new cookie be part of the Election Week Cookie Program?
No. The new cookie will not be available until Jan. 6, 2026, for several reasons:
- Not all Girl Scouts in our council can participate in the Election Week Cookie Program. Some polling places do not allow soliciting, and new troops are not yet eligible to participate in this part of the program. Only about 11% of troops sold cookies during election week last year. Also, individually registered Girl Scouts, or Indie Girl Scouts for short, can't participate in the Election Week Cookie Program.
- The Election Week Cookie Program takes place before cookie rallies, where girls prepare for the cookie program by setting goals, practicing their marketing pitches, creating booth concepts, and more. At rallies, girls will have the opportunity to taste the new cookie, learn about its flavor profile and ingredients, and prepare to add it to their sales pitch for the season.
- We cannot direct customers to sales locations or provide an online purchasing option like we do with the Cookie Finder, which launches Jan. 6, 2026.
Troops participating in the Election Week Cookie Program will have a resource to help them answer questions about when the new cookie will be available.