Girl Scout Cookie Sale 2008 "Make It A Hit"

Girl Scouts sell cookies only one time per year. To be sure you get your favorite flavor, you may place a pre-order beginning January 11, 2008. Also, after the cookies arrive, watch for Girl Scouts selling them out in front of many area businesses the weekends of Feb. 22-24,Feb 29-Mar 2 and March 7-9.
If you are not contacted by a Girl Scout during the sale period, please call the council office at 423-877-2688, 800-446-2472, or follow the link below, so that we may assist you in locating a troop or girl in your area.

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Support Our Military
"A Taste of Home and a note to show we care."

Girl Scouts will be asking customers this year to purchase additional boxes of cookies that will be sent to U.S. military troops serving far from home.

Customers may also write a thank you note to accompany the cookies.

Girl Scout troops will take care of shipping the cookies to specific military troops.

Downloads:

FAQs (by customers and Girl Scout troops)
Poster
Thank you notecard form and guidelines
Patch order form

Eric Clontz (top photo-left, middle photo-right, bottom photo) of Athens, TN enjoying Thin Mints in an army air base near Baghdad.

TOP HATS 2007
High Achieving Top Sellers
The following Girl Scouts sold 1,000+ boxes in this year's
cookie sale. Congratulations on your achievement.
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Name ................Service Unit...........Boxes Sold

Bria R............... Seminole................ 1,113
Brittany E........ Seneca................... 1,521
Danielle A........ Seneca................... 1,158
Deirdre B......... Seminole................ 1,037
Destiny H......... Seminole................ 1,080
Jordan E.......... Chataugua.............. 1,740
Kashae R......... Betsy Pack ............1,110
Katlynn B..........Betsy Pack............ 1,341
Kayla C............ Nancy Ward........... 1,068
Kiara J. ............Seminole................. 1,087
Laura H. ...........Nancy Ward ...........1,100
Liberty Y.......... Vallihi....................... 1,160
Maggie H......... Nancy Ward ............2,036
Makaleigh F.... Seneca..................... 1,332
Maria P............ Vallihi ........................1,341
Michelle E....... Betsy Pack............. 1,341
Paris H. ...........Seneca .....................1,013
Rachel L......... Seminole.................. 1,308
Rachel Q........ Seneca...................... 1,094
Sarah W. ........Cherokee.................. 1,006
Sassy N......... Seneca...................... 1,726

The 2008 Cookie Sale theme is.......
Make It A Hit!
Whenever you purchase cookies from the Girl Scouts, you are helping them to take charge of their lives and to make their dreams happen


	Girl Scouts will be selling eight varieties of cookies. All cookies are Trans-Fat free!

	Chocolate Chips "As sweet as you remember...without the sugar. "
	Lemon Chalet Cremes "A decadent treat that is unique to Girl Scouts." Each cookie features a drawing of our Chalet in Switzerland, one of Girl Scout's World Centers.
	All Abouts "All About Leadership!" The redesigned All Abouts deliver messages of Courage, Confidence, Character--a great way for customers to "taste" the Girl Scout mission
	Tagalongs "Two great tastes in one." Cookie and peanut butter dipped in chocolate.
	Do-Si-Dos "Naturally good!" Peanut butter sandwich cookie.
	Samoas "The world's most deliciously different cookie." Tender vanilla cookies covered with caramel, rolled in toasted coconut and striped with a rich cocoa coating.
	Thin Mints "A Girl Scout Cookie tradition." Thin wafer covered with cocoa coating and made with natural peppermint.
	Trefoils "Lite and delicious." Shortbread cookie.

How does the cookie crumble...
49%- Camp Adahi, Girl Opportunity, Program Events and Endowment
15%- Troop Profit
28%- Cookie Cost
7%- Girl Earned Cookie Credits
1%- Promotion Cost

The Girl Scout cookie sale is a once-a-year optional program opportunity for girls to develop skills in goal-setting, money handling and communicating with adults. Each box of cookies helps to pay for activities and contributes toward Girl Scout programming for over 6,500 girls in the council.

In addition to maintaining Camp Adahi, the Girl Scout resident camp, last year cookies provided scholarships for many girls to attend summer resident camp and financial assistance for 920 girls with membership fees. All council-sponsored programs are subsidized through the council operating budget to keep program registration and camping fees low.

Sales went over the top!
With the help of dedicated girls, troop leaders, parents and customers, the Girl Scouts of Moccasin Bend Council had a fantastic year, selling over 557,328 boxes!

Cookies = Dollars for Troops
As troops participate in the cookie sale, they are providing a service to their council and, at the same time, earning troop funds for their own special projects. Last year, girls earned a troop profit of $271,138.56 plus incentives (patches, tee shirts and cookie credits that can be applied toward the purchase of handbooks, uniforms, badges, materials, program events and Camp Adahi).

REMINDER—The last day to use 2007 year cookie credits is Dec. 5, 2007, 6pm. No exceptions.

Little Brownie Bakers

Do Elves really bake Girl Scout Cookies?

The Girl Scout Cookie Sale is a time-honored tradition. It goes back to the 1920's when Girl Scouts baked their own cookies and sold them out of baskets in their neighborhoods to support their troop activities. Today, Little Brownie Bakers is the supplier of cookies for the Girl Scouts of Moccasin Bend Council cookie sale and to many other Girl Scout councils. Little Brownie Bakers is owned by Keebler (so maybe Elves do bake the cookies!).

Each year, Girl Scouts across the country sell enough cookies to circle the earth--that's nearly 175 million boxes of cookies. Somewhere around the country, Girl Scout Cookies are being sold at this moment. Little Brownie Bakers uses the following ingredients in the production of Girl Scout cookies each week:

Girl Scout Cookies contain no preservatives, are made with 100% vegetable shortening and are Kosher.

Recipes courtesy of Girl Scouts of Moccasin Bend Council and Little Brownie Bakers

Lemon Out of Sight Delights
Crust Ingredients:
1/2 of a box of Lemon Chalet Cremes Girl Scout Cookies, crushed
1/2 stick butter, melted
1-1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Lemon Crème Filling:
2 packages of lemon-flavored instant pudding (plus milk)
16 ounces of whipped topping

Mix crust ingredients and press the mixture into a greased glass baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes and then let cool.
For the next layer prepare the lemon-flavored instant pudding according to package directions.
Spread over crust.
For the final layer spread the whipped topping over the pudding layer.

Yields: 8 servings

Mint Brownies
1/2 box of crushed Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
1 box of brownie mix
2 eggs (3 eggs for cake-like brownies)
1/4 cup of water
1/2 cup of vegetable oil

Crush Thin Mints into medium size chunks. Mix all ingredients into mixing bowl. Do not use electric mix—batter will be stiff. Spread batter evenly in greased baking pan (13x9x2 inch). Bake in center of oven at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting.

Yields: 6 servings

Tagalongs Shake
1/2 box of Tagalongs Girl Scout Cookies
6 cups of vanilla ice cream
1 cup of milk
1 can of whipped cream

Mix cookies, ice cream and milk in blender. Blend until desired thickness. Serve in tall milkshake glass and top with whipped cream and garnish with crumbled cookies.

Yields: 2 servings

Samoas Sweet Potatoes
1 box of Samoas Girl Scout Cookies
3 lbs. sweet potatoes
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/3 lb. of butter
1/3 cup of heavy cream
1 cup of mini marshmallows (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Bake sweet potatoes at 400 degrees for 1 hour. Cool and peel. Mash potatoes and add rest of ingredients. Season to taste. Place mixture in casserole dish, layer with Samoas, and bake in 350 degree oven until cookies melt. Add mini marshmallows as a topping.

Yields: 4 servings