Girl Scout Cookies

I usually don’t write and dislike short reviews but somoas… that is all.

Hello, everybody.
I was one of those cute little girls, with the bouncing curls, that looked at you with their big, brown eyes, and managed to empty your wallet, even if you were diabetic.
But now that I’ve retired my vest and badges, I just eat the cookies.
But I avoid those folks in front of Raleys/​Safeway/​the local whorehouse. Girl scout mothers are a force to be reckoned with, so I buy them on the INSIDE. ‘Cept this year, I forgot. :‘[
But the cookies are a dream come true. I don’t even like coconut, and the samoas rock.
If only they weren’t so damn expensive.

$ 4 for edible evil.
The cookie sizes have decreased over the years which makes it all the more difficult to limit oneself to just one. I’ve now re-​gained all the weight that I lost the past two months.
Screw you, Girl Scout Cookies.
p. s. Hot damn, those frozen Thin Mints are tasty!

Girl Scout Cookies are evil. Why? Because there’s some mysterious ingredient in them that makes them so effin’ tasty. Luckily, they’re only on sale once a year or I’d be gigantic from scarfing them down all day. The boxes are small too so it’s easy to eat half in one sitting. I have to exercise some serious will power not to eat them all at once. The prices are about $ 4 a box which is okay. I’ve tried a bunch of flavours including the Samoas, Thin Mints, Peanut Butter and Chocolate (don’t know the formal name), Shortbread, Lemon Cremes, etc. My favourites are the Thin Mints and Lemon Cremes though. Ack! Good thing I haven’t seen too many Girl Scouts selling cookies lately. I’ll wait ’til next year to make another purchase.

I came back into the office last Monday after being on the road, and there they were. Piled high were boxes of cookies ordered from the various parental forms that weeks before were floating around the office. I was once a girl scout parent and it’s one fund raising solicitation I won’t refuse. Heck, even when I’m in Canada, I’ll buy a few boxes from the Girl Guides. And who can refuse the those enthusiastic smiles in front of Safeway, as you realize that you’re about to be «shaken down» for a few boxes.
But what do I do with all these cookies? Like me, several coworkers make sure that they are readily available on any flat surface between the front door and the conference room. My 14-​year old son is also happy to take one or more boxes off my hands (especially Samoas). I’m partial to thin mints and I’ll save a box for me before giving the rest away. Thin mints of course are best eaten cold and crisp from the freezer.

although the days of wearing flowered spandex and earning badges are behind me, i can still appreciate a damn good cookie. they are a lot more expensive than when i was selling them door to door & delivering them in my little red wagon but they are still just as tasty.
it’s only june & i am already craving thin mints.
if only i had enough self control to save a few boxes in the freezer!
: \

Is it that time of year yet?! I want my freaking Samoas!
I always buy like 5 boxes or something when I see the Girl Scouts outside of Safeway or Walmart. My faves are the Samoas (of course!), thin mints and the trefoils. Seriously though, they are laced with crack or something. I can always eat the whole box in a sitting, which is horrible but oh so delicious! I know my poor body is paying for eating so many cookies but dang you girl scouts for making those cookies so good! If for some miracle I don’t finish all my boxes of cookies, I always put them in the freezer, they stay good all year round so when they aren’t selling them cookies outside the stores anymore at least I will have my stash in the freezer.

I LOVE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES…
I placed an order for girl scout cookies and I knew I had ordered a lot but didn’t actually realize how many I ordered… My coworker left the order form at the front desk at my job so I jotted down what I wanted and waited with anticipation for them to come. Every Monday and Friday I ask my coworker «Hey did Erik bring the cookies that his daughter is selling» her response. «No…Damn you really love those cookies! I promise I will let you know when they come» So finally on the worse possible day that I could have I get a call from the front desk. I pick up the phone and here «I know what will make you happy… The Girl Scout cookies are here!» Me «Thanks!!!» I’m at the front desk in 10 seconds flat… Lmfao… As Erik sorts out the cookies I see my coworkers getting stacks of 2, 3 and 4 boxes… So i stand and wait in anticipation for my boxes and he starts stacking them in front of me 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 damn I didn’t realize I had ordered 16 boxes wtf! Well hey they only come around once a year! Lmfao I guess I really Love those girl scout cookies. I open a box and walk away with my stack of cookies as all my coworkers tease me… But yet I don’t care… because I know they are just jealous… But I didn’t want to look too greedy so I left 2 boxes at the front desk lmfao.

the freezer is now stocked and they just had to go and add new cookies to the mix for 2009. darn you girl scouts and your aggressive sales tactics! hopefully these boxes will last the year because i know the temptations are hard to ignore. if your out of cookies and they are all gone later this year hit me up and i may be able to hook you up with some thin mints, do-​si-​dos, tagalongs or somoas. if your up for the task you have got to try to make these bars at home ASAP.
dulce de leche: new for 2009, and inspired by the classic confections of latin america, these sweet, indulgent cookies are rich with milk caramel chips and stripes.

OH YUM! If there were a pool of Girl Scout Cookies, I would not hesitate to jump on the diving board and dive head first into the sea of sugary goodness.
Why oh why must they be limited to certain times of the year? Don’t they realize they are standing on a gold mine o’ pure sugar? Clearly, they have not yet seen the light.
And you know what else has not yet seen the light? My two boxes of samoas still all sealed up and waiting to be ravaged. But tonight, the process begins…
From a former Girl Scout, much love to the GS Cookies!

seriously… these cookies are made by some evil «dough punchers» from little brownie bakers! what did they really put on those toothsome pieces of sweet treat??? some abracadabra maybe? or just pure love?
I AM ADDICTED!
these cookies only breeze in once a year, so i made a habit
to buy at least 2 – 4 boxes of my usual favorite of thin mints, samoas and tagalongs.
today, i bought 3 boxes of samoas & thin mints in front of century 21 theatre in redwood city and excitedly & happily handed the $ 10.50 worth of appreciation & adoration to a precious GS.
though they are not the BEST in the whole country, the texture, consistency & flavor are excellent enough to get you hooked!
each 10oz. boxes are certainly loaded with stuff that’s good for your soul and bad for your body.

Girl Scout: Is this made from real lemons?
Wednesday: Yes.
Girl Scout: I only like all-​natural foods and beverages, organically grown, with no preservatives. Are you sure they’re real lemons?
Pugsley: Yes.
Girl Scout: Well, I’ll tell you what. I’ll buy a cup if you buy a box of my delicious Girl Scout cookies. Do we have a deal?
Wednesday: Are they made from real Girl Scouts?
Its that time of the year again. Girl Scout cookies are everywhere.
I have mine.
Sugar free chocolate chip. Which are sugar free but still full of calories.
Tagalongs. Beautiful peanut butter and cookie, dipped in chocolate.
Do-​si-​dos. Crunchy, filled with peanut butter cream.
And of course Thin Mints. That somehow taste 5 times better when eating them straight from the freezer on a warm spring evening…
When are girl scouts gonna start selling gym memberships?

i am only giving GS Cookies 2 stars because it goes to a good cause, otherwise, they’d get 1 star.
my sis was a Girl Scout, even got her Gold thingie (i wasnt involved so i dunno what the top honors is called).
well, apparently, she says they changed some ingredients to make them more healthy… and i dont think healthy is the right word… more like, they attempted to make them less fattening.
well, i can taste the diff and, as not a HUGE fan of the things to begin with (i REALLY dont know what the craze it…), now i really don’t like them much at all.
the GS Cookies come around once a year and i think it is an induglence that we all enjoyed… that was kinda the fun of it… them being all high in butter and goodness.
well, i will admit, i was fond of Samoas for a hot minute… but i could really only eat just one or two… i wanted the cookie crisper, but the cocnut oil always didn’t allow for that, which is understandable.
in all, i am not a fan, but i do try to support the GS cause by other means.
i think i may be the only chick on earth who is «over» the cookies!
xo–
andrea

Thin Mints? Not when you eat 15 boxes of them.
I don’t front, I go straight for the fat Tagalongs.