Welcome to the twentieth edition of The Cookie Press for the 2025 Cookie Season!

In this edition:

For Troop Leaders and Troop Cookie Managers

Download Smart Cookies & Digital Cookie Reports
Cub Cookie Booth and Cookie Share Program Donation Photos
Girl Scout Cookie Rewards Updates
- Dream Team 2025
- Rewards for 700+ packages
Final ACH on May 2

For Community-Area Product Leaders

Prepping for Rewards Shipments

Download Smart Cookies & Digital Cookie Reports

While the season is still top of mind, download and save these Smart Cookies and Digital Cookie reports for your troop records. Here’s the list of reports we suggest saving for your records:

Smart Cookies:

Troop Balance Summary
Girl Cookie Totals Summary
Girl Cookie Order Detail Summary
Track Cookie Share
Girl Balance Summary
Recognition Order Summary by Girl

Digital Cookie:

All Order Data report

The deadline to run reports in Digital Cookie is May 31 and in Smart Cookies is July 27. After these dates the systems will shut down for the remainder of the year to prepare for Cookies 2026.

Cub Cookie Booth and Cookie Share Program Donation Photos

We’re grateful to Cub for continuing to support cookie booths year after year. It’s amazing to see Troops donating Cookie Share packages to organizations making a difference. We’d love to see your photos from your booths at Cub and Troops making their donations. Submit your photos to us and they could be used in future River Valleys promotions.

Girl Scout Cookie Rewards

Reward orders have been placed with ABC Bakers and we’re no longer able to adjust reward selections. Most items will ship to Communities the week of May 19. Here are a few added updates on cookie rewards:

Dream Team 2025:

Nearly 500 Girl Scouts across our council have reached Dream Team status by selling 1,000+ packages and we can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments! Our Dream Team event is at Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America on Saturday, June 7 from 8 AM to 10:30 AM. This private event is for Dream Team Girl Scouts and their guests. Invitations were sent an by email earlier this week with added information and the registration deadline. Connect with us if a Dream Team Girl Scout did not receive this email.

Rewards for 700+ Package Sales Levels:

While most cookie rewards will be sent to your Community Product Leader in mid-May, several rewards for Girl Scouts that sold 700+ packages will be sent directly to their home address. Here's what to expect:

Super Seller Patch & hammocks – These will be included in the Community rewards shipment.
Cookie Credits – Cookie credit cards will be sent directly to Girl Scouts May 19-26.
Happy Camper Coupons – Happy Camper Coupon codes will be emailed directly to the primary caregiver May 15-16.
Other 700+ Level Rewards – Caregivers received an email on April 21 to confirm their mailing or email address. Rewards will not ship until this information is confirmed. These items will also begin shipping or will be emailed beginning the week of May 19.

Review the Rewards Fine Print for more details.

Final Automated Clearing House (ACH) on May 2

The final ACH will take place on Friday, May 2. Refer to your Troop Balance Summary report in Smart Cookies to view the financials for the Troop from the final proceeds to the balance due. The Troop's main contact listed in Smart Cookies will receive an email with the details on the final balance due ACH or if they'll receive a refund ACH. Other cookie money notes:

Complete a Finance/Inventory Issue Form by May 30 if your Troop received any Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) checks or incurred bank fees due to high deposit activity.
If your Troop only participated in online sales and/or is due a refund for Troop proceeds earned, the refund ACH will be deposited to the Troop bank account will occur tomorrow, April 25.
Juliette’s that are paid in full will show an overpayment in their Troop Balance Summary that equals the Troop proceeds.
Keep copies of all deposit tickets and bank receipts until December 31, 2025.

Prepping for Rewards Shipments

Cookie rewards will ship the week of May 19. Here’s a few tips to help you prepare:

Review your calendar to set potential days/times for Troops to pick up their items.
- Try scheduling tools like SignUp Genius or a Google form to set up appointments.
- Keep in mind the shipment may not arrive until later in the week.
Connect with Troop volunteers to ask if they can assist with sorting the rewards. if they help, they can take their items right away!
Set aside boxes or bags to help with packing items for troops.
Run the Recognition Order Summary by Service Unit or Recognition Packing Slips report in Smart Cookies to view the total amount of rewards for your Community.
Run the Recognition Order Summary by Troop to review the itemized rewards lists per Troop. Use this as you sort and count your rewards for each Troop.

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