Welcome to the 12th edition of The Cookie Press where each week we pass along program updates and share just in time reminders for the Cookie Season. Catch up on previous editions on Cookie Central.
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For Troop Leaders and Troop Cookie Managers
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- Digital Cookie Tips for Go Day Weekend
- Transferring Cookies to Girl Scouts & Credit for Cash/Check Sales
- Smart Booth Divider
- Cookie Cupboards Open Friday
- Cookie Chat Tonight at 7:30PM
- New! Cookie of the Month Sweepstakes
- Cookie Booths at Cub
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For Community-Area Product Leaders
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- Cookie Rally Reward Kit Returns
- Assisting Troops with Smart Cookies
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Digital Cookie Tips for Go Day Weekend |
Cookie booth and in-person sales begin tomorrow. Make sure you and your families are ready with these important Digital Cookie reminders:
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Set up your troop site in a web browser first before using the Digital Cookie mobile app.
- Families must complete this step too
- Update or/reinstall the app each year
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Confirm you can see the booth in Digital Cookie under the Booth Pick Up tab; even if you’re not using that feature.
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Review the Booth Payment Mobile App Video in the Digital Cookie Help Center.
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If there’s an issue: Collect customer contact info, order details, date/time, and transaction type.
- Reports:
- Order Data Report = all transactions
- Booth Sales Report = booth location + payment method details
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Transferring Cookies to Girl Scouts & Credit for Cash/Check Sales |
- Troop-to-Girl (T2G): Used to transfer cookies to the girl from troop inventory
- Girl-to-Troop (G2T): If a girl is returning cookies to the troop inventory
- Troop-to-Troop (T2T): If you are transferring cookies to another troop
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No action is needed for Digital Cookie shipped cookie sales, which are automatically credited to each girl.
As families turn in cash/checks to you, enter the transactions in Smart Cookies. Go to Finances> Manage Financial Transactions>Girl Transactions, scroll to the bottom of the page to Add Girl Transaction and follow the prompts. All Digital Cookie payments are credited to the Girl Scout in Smart Cookies. View them on the Girl Balance Summary Report.
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The Smart Booth Divider in Smart Cookies is used to credit Girl Scouts for booth sales. Record the packages sold and money collected on your Cookie Booth Tally Sheet. The Smart Booth Divider assumes you have collected $6 per package for each package sold. View the Using the Smart Booth Divider to Transfer sales section in the Online Cookie Systems Guide for step-by-step instructions. If your troop has used the Booth Pick-up Option to take pre-paid cookie orders, you will add these cookies to your Smart Booth divider totals.
View booth payment transactions in several ways:
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- Smart Cookies:
- Booth tab>View Booth Credit Card payments (see below)
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Reports>Booth Sales Credit Card Transactions Export Report
- Digital Cookie:
- Mobile App>All Orders
- Troop site>Booth Sales Report from the dashboard
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Cookie Cupboards Open Friday |
Council On-Demand Cookie Cupboards: Open tomorrow at 12:00PM for metro locations and 1:00PM for Mankato and Rochester. For hours, locations, and drive-up directions, visit Cookie Central. Inventory updates are posted throughout the day.
Regional Cookie Cupboards: Planned orders are due by 7:00AM on Mondays. Cookies available later that week. Find details on your Smart Cookies dashboard.
📢Report any Smart Cookies transaction errors using the Cookie Cupboard Error Report Form (corrections take up to three business days).
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Cookie Chat Tonight at 7:30PM |
Cookie Chats offer Troop Cookie Volunteers a live platform to get questions answered and receive real-time support throughout the cookie season from the Cookie Team.
Register to get the link to join here.
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New! Cookie of the Month Sweepstakes |
Customers who buy 5+ packages of cookies, in one transaction, can enter using our Cookie of the Month Club form. Four lucky winners will each receive 6 packages—shipped by Girl Scouts River Valleys each month for 8 months.
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- Runs: February 20 - March 29
- Winners drawn the week of April 6
- See official rules on Contests & Promos
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Use this flyer at booths
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Check out the 2026 Cub Patch - designed by River Valleys Girl Scout. Cub is our #1 cookie booth partner. If your troop holds a booth at Cub, don't forget to grab your patch.
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Assisting Troops with Smart Cookies |
Now that troops have cookies and are completing transfers in Smart Cookies, the volunteers (especially new volunteers) may need your expert support. Share your tips and tricks for navigating the system and point them towards helpful resources including the Online Cookie Systems Guide, training videos in the Safety & Training tab, reports, and the just-in-time reminders in The Cookie Press. You can even hold virtual Smart Cookies “office hours” where troops can drop-in with their questions.
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