Cookie Program Family Guide
Your one-stop resource for participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
Download and print your copy today or save this webpage for a quick reference throughout the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
The 2026 Cookie Program is coming soon!
January 9-March 1, 2026
If you have a Girl Scout in your family running a Cookie business this January - March, here are resources for you and the rest of the family to be a part of your Girl Scouts' success.
Fort Worth Permit
COMING SOON: Door-to-door sellers permit for Fort Worth, TX cookies sellers
Ways to help during the Cookie Program
Whether you can spare a little or a lot of time, there is a place for you to help the troop.
Remember, when you help with your Girl Scout’s troop, you are not only doing her troop leader a favor, but you are also modeling leadership for your Girl Scout. She will be so proud to call you her parent/guardian.
Below are some ways you can help support the troop during the Cookie Program:
- Help transport Girl Scouts to/from booth sales.
- Be a runner at a booth (restroom breaks).
- Cookie supply runner (refill cookies at booths when they run out in middle of a shift).
- Pick up Troop Initial Cookie Order from delivery site.
- Pick up cookies for troop from Cupboard during the week.
- Help count and sort girls’ orders for pick up.
- Collect cookie money from parents during the meeting/other agreed location.
- Chaperone cookie booths with troop Girl Scouts.
- Volunteer to take the deposits to the bank every week.
- Pick up the booth and set it up or pick it up at the end of the booth and take it back to where cookies are stored.
- Gather Girl Scout orders every week by deadline day for Troop Cookie Chair.
- Plan an activity for your troop meeting.
- Volunteer to help with troop communications to Girl Scout families (via social media/text/email).
Download the checklist and share how you can help with your Troop Leader or Troop Cookie Chair
Looking for specific resources for Girl Scout Cookie Sellers or Girl Scout Cookie Volunteers?
Cookie Jar for Girl Scout Cookie Sellers
