Girl Scouts Cookie Season Is Here, and There’s a New Flavor to Get Excited About

There are a few annual moments that feel almost sacred in parenting culture: back-to-school night, the first snow day, and that unmistakable knock (or now text) that signals Girl Scout Cookie season is back. If your daughter is a daisy or brownie, you’re excited to help them sell. If not, you’re waiting for that mom pal whose daughter is opening her cookie shop for her troop. And the best part is, for 2026, the nostalgia-meets-snack-dopamine ritual comes with a brand-new reason to clear freezer space. Enter, Exploremores.

This year, Girl Scouts of the USA is rolling out the new cookie flavor. Exploremores joins the cookie lineup, and honestly, we’re surprised this cookie wasn’t already in the collection.

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About Exploremores, the New Girl Scout Cookie Everyone Will Be Talking About

Exploremores are a rocky road ice cream–inspired sandwich cookie. It’s layered with chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond–flavored crème. Consider it indulgent like the other cookie treats Girl Scouts have to offer, but just adventurous enough for those who want something fresh.

These Classics Still Hit (Because We’d Riot Otherwise)

While Exploremores are kind of stealing the spotlight this year, we’d like to remind that the rest of the cookie squad is still very much holding their ground. A few standouts we’ll never stop buying:

Thin Mints: The freezer-stash legend. Crisp, chocolatey, minty perfection that somehow tastes better straight from a frozen Ziploc at 10 p.m.

Adventurefuls: Brownie-inspired cookies with caramelized notes and sea salt vibes. These feel like Girl Scouts said, “Yes, we see the grown-ups.”

Samoas: Coconut, caramel, chocolate. No notes. A cookie icon.

Tagalongs: The chocolate-peanut butter loyalists’ hill to die on.

Honorable mentions go to: Do-si-dos (the crunchy oatmeal sandwich filled with peanut butter) and Trefoils (the shortbread cookies inspired by the original Girl Scout Cookie recipe). Whether you’re a nostalgic purist eating Thin Mints and Tagalongs, or an “add two of everything” realist (no judgment here), the 2026 lineup manages to feel both comforting and exciting!

These Cookies Matter More Than You Know

Girl Scout Cookie season isn’t just about the sweets. It’s about watching kids confidently pitch, problem-solve, and take ownership of something that’s theirs. From kindergarteners discovering their voice at a cookie booth to tweens tracking goals, inventory, and online sales, the program grows with them. Each box sold fuels the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world, teaching real-life skills like goal-setting, money management, decision-making, people skills, and ethical business practices. Money earned stays local, funding troop camping trips, STEM experiences, service projects, and leadership opportunities that girls carry with them long after cookie season ends.

And this year, the program is getting a modern boost from national sponsor Adobe, which is helping Girl Scouts sharpen the digital side of entrepreneurship. Through an educational video featured on the Digital Cookie platform, Adobe is teaching girls how to communicate clearly online, think creatively about their goals, and design responsibly in a digital-first world. It’s not about turning kids into influencers. It’s about giving them practical tools to express ideas, tell their story, and build confidence as young creators and business owners. In an era where selling, storytelling, and self-advocacy increasingly happen online, that kind of digital literacy is just as valuable as learning how to make change at a booth table.

In other words: those cookies aren’t just for eating. They’re powering skills girls will use for the rest of their lives—on screens, in classrooms, and far beyond cookie season and long after they’re done being Girl Scouts.

How to Get Your Cookies (Before They’re Gone)

• Know a Girl Scout? You know what to do.

• Don’t know a Girl Scout? Use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder to locate a nearby booth or order cookies shipped directly to your door.

• You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to stay in the loop and order when you’re ready.

Run, don’t walk. Cookie season typically runs January through April, but timing varies by location. Once your local troops start selling, it’s game on.