Are Girl Scout cookies good after expiration date?

“Girl Scout cookies are not a potentially hazardous food from a food-safety perspective” so they don’t require an expiration date, says food-safety expert Paul VanLandingham, professor of hospitality at Johnson & Wales University’s Center for Food and Beverage Management in Providence, R.I.

Why do Girl Scouts sell cookies in January?

Girl Scout Cookies are cookies sold by Girl Scouts in the United States to raise funds to support Girl Scout councils and individual troops. During an average selling season (usually January through April), more than one million girls sell over 200 million packages of cookies and raise over $800 million.

Which Girl Scout cookies are discontinued?

Shortbread. Caramel Chocolate Chip. Lemonades. Girl Scout S’more (soon to be discontinued)

What is the oldest Girl Scout cookie?

In July 1922, Girl Scout national headquarters published an edition of The American Girl magazine for all Girl Scouts. The issue contained a recipe for a sugar cookie that could be baked and sold to raise funds for local councils. Thus, the simple sugar cookie was arguably the first true Girl Scout Cookie.

Where is the expiration date on Girl Scout cookies?

Every Girl Scout Cookie package is stamped with a seasonal “use or freeze by” date. This date corresponds with the end of each cookie season.

What month do Girl Scout cookies come out?

Councils conduct their cookie season for about a six- to eight-week period per year, most between January and April, but some as early as September. Try our free mobile Girl Scout Cookie Finder app for your iOS or Android device.

How much longer will Girl Scout cookies be sold?

And because only registered Girl Scouts may sell Girl Scout Cookies, their market availability is normally limited to the six- to eight-week period when girls are engaged in the program through their local council.

What was the price of Girl Scout cookies in 1960?

The price was just 23 cents per box of 44 cookies, or six boxes for $1.24! Girls developed their marketing and business skills and raised funds for their local Girl Scout council. A year later, Greater Philadelphia took cookie sales to the next level, becoming the first council to sell commercially baked cookies.

How much did a box of Girl Scout cookies cost in 1975?

In 1975, the average cost of a box of Girl Scout cookies in Houston was $1.25 a box. Two years later, in 1977, the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council sold one million boxes for the first time.

What’s the average shelf life of Girl Scout cookies?

If you’re thinking, “Why don’t they just sell ’em next year?” Well, unfortunately, Girl Scout cookies have a 12-month shelf life—a time frame never before tested in American households, where their shelf life is zero to two days.

Can you still buy Girl Scout cookies?

Yes. You can now buy Girl Scout cookies online. For a long time, the organization refrained from selling the goodies online in order to protect “the safety and security of the young sales representatives.” This meant that anything being sold online would have been sold through a third-party vendor.

How much do Girl Scout cookies cost?

The most glorious season of all is here: Girl Scout Cookie Season. What is the cost of Girl Scout Cookies in 2017? That’s a little bit tricky to answer, as it depends on where you live and what you buy, but it’ll probably be somewhere around $4 to $5 per box.

What are the different types of Girl Scout cookies?

The answer is simple; Girl Scout Cookies are baked in two different bakeries, ABC/Interbake Foods and Little Brownie Bakers. Although there are some differences you should always be able to find Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos (Peanut Butter Sandwiches) and Trefoil (Shortbread) cookies.