Whether you were a Girl Scout yourself or just a supporter, chances are you’ve indulged in one of their famous cookie varieties. When Girl Scout Cookie season arrives, many of us are eager to place our orders for Thin Mints and Samoas (or Caramel deLites), in the winter and early spring—and we anxiously await their arrival. But police have issued a new warning to Girl Scout Cookie lovers, and you’ll want to keep this in mind if you ordered a stash this year. Read on to find out what the authorities are asking you to report.
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Girl Scout Cookies were introduced over 100 years ago, per Vox, but on a much smaller scale than we see today. In 1917, a troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, began selling homemade cookies to fund different activities. And over the next several years, Girl Scouts—often with the help of their family members—began baking simple sugar cookies to sell. In 1934, the first commercially baked cookies were introduced, but 1939 was the real red-letter year, as Thin Mints, then known as Cooky-Mints, first came on the scene. Today, the cookie program has grown to be the “largest financial investment in girls annually in the United States,” according to the Girl Scouts.
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