The youth organization Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) recently announced two new cookies for the 2027 season. One of them is not meant for humans.
Patch Pals, a dog treat developed in partnership with the dog-centric company BARK, is the first cookie the organization has ever made for pets.
The treats are soft-baked and blueberry muffin-flavored, and each biscuit is stamped with one of four patch designs based on classic Girl Scout experiences.
The other one is the Girl Scout Sparkables, a crunchy oatmeal cookie with chocolate chips and colored sprinkles, developed with Partake and made in a facility designed to avoid the nine major food allergens.
Nothing in the Girl Scout lineup has ever been made in this way before.
Partake was founded in 2016 by Denise Woodard after her daughter was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. The company is Black-owned and women-led, a certified B Corp, and its products are certified gluten-free, non-GMO, and vegan. It sells in more than 11,000 stores nationwide.
Both cookies trace back to the Girl Scouts themselves, with members from councils across the country pushing for a lineup that could better serve the diverse communities they lived in.
Neither one will be sold at troop cookie booths, however. Both ship online only, direct to the buyer, starting January 12, 2027, when the national season opens.
The classics, including the Thin Mints, Samoas (aka Caramel deLites, depending on the baker), and Tagalongs (aka Peanut Butter Patties), will continue to be sold via the traditional route as usual.
Cookie season runs January through April nationally, though local dates vary by region, and all proceeds will stay local so councils and troops can keep every dollar to fund camping trips, travel, community service, STEM programming, and leadership work through the rest of the year.
Sources: Girl Scouts of the USA, BARK