Girl Scout cookies

[pne]

Further on the theme of we_swap_snacks: can someone tell me about the availability of Girl Scout cookies?

They're an icon of American culture, and I'd be interested to try some, but am wondering whether they'd be available to my swap partner, since as I understand it, they're typically sold as part of fund-raisers, so might not be available year-round but only at selected dates.

Is that about right? Or are there places where you can get them at any time? (Or even order them off the web? Presumably not since that would not benefit a specific local unit.)

If they're only sold occasionally, about how often is this? Every couple of months, perhaps, so if the swap partner knew sufficiently far in advance that I'd like some, they could wait until the next sale? Or only once or twice a year? Or does this depend so much on the local unit that it's impossible to say in general?

Relatedly, what are your favourite Girl Scout cookies? Why those in particular?

Which ones would you recommend?

Oh, and in what kind of quantities do they get sold? I wouldn't want to buy entire boxes of cookies—something on the order of 200 g (7 oz) per type, perhaps. Is that possible?

Comments

[lexabear.livejournal.com]

It looks like other people have pretty much answered all your questions, but I'll add that here in Baltimore the cookies seem to be sold in the early fall -- I think I got mine in October. My favorites are Trefoils (shortbread), Tagalongs (peanut butter, also mentioned above), and I like Thin Mints although not as much as most people. This year I also got some kind of Dulce de Leche flavor that was new this year - a sugar cookie with toffee pieces inside and drizzled with caramel. They were pretty good but not great.

[entirelysonja.livejournal.com]

It is fascinating that the cookies were sold in the fall in Baltimore. 50 miles away, in Washington DC, cookies were ordered perhaps six weeks ago and began being delivered about two weeks ago.

I ordered some from a friend's daughter and also bought some from Girl Scouts who had a table outside the craft store on Saturday.

[leora.livejournal.com]

Hmm, neat. Sounds like they're finally making a cookie I might actually like But I'm not selling them anymore... it would have been nice to have actually liked any of them when I was selling them as people always asked me which ones I liked best.