A sweet way to start the new year! Time to explore with some 'exploremores'

Your support of the Girl Scout Cookie Program allows girls to learn crucial life skills like making change and setting goals. (GSUSA photo)

BEDFORD - Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains kick off the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie season today as Girl Scouts explore more possibilities through the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world.

"Exploremores," a rocky road ice cream-inspired sandwich cookie, will join the legendary lineup for the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie season. Filled with delicious flavors of chocolate, marshmallow and toasted almond-flavored crème, Exploremores reflect the spirit of exploration at the heart of every Girl Scout. In addition to the exciting new cookie, the 2026 cookie lineup will include fan favorites such as Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, and more.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program provides invaluable entrepreneurial skills for Girl Scouts across the country and funds experiences such as service projects, troop travel, and summer camp. From a curious kindergartner, amazed by jellyfish at the local aquarium, to a middle schooler finding the courage to go on her first overnight trip with her troop, Girl Scouts know the road to discovery starts with exploration. Each cookie season, Girl Scouts develop important life skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics through the Girl Scout Cookie Program. All proceeds from cookie sales stay with local councils and troops to power Girl Scouts' amazing experiences year-round.

Right now, Girl Scouts all over the world are exploring who they are, what they can do and all they can become. Your purchase helps them make the world a better place -- one box of cookies at a time.

How to purchase Girl Scout Cookies this year

Ginger Kozlowski, Communications and Public Relations Manager for Girl Scouts of the White and Green Mountains, told The Rochester Voice today that it's very easy to preorder cookies or find a Rochester area cookie booth in February or March.

"Just use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder by going to www.girlscoutsgwm.org and click Cookie Finder," she said. "Then enter your zip code for the nearest cookie booths. You can find a troop selling at a nearby booth or you can purchase cookies to be shipped directly to you from troops across New Hampshire and Vermont. This link can also be used to find a local booth, purchase cookies, and/or to donate cookies for local community causes."
You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to stay up to date on all the latest cookie news and get to the Cookie Finder on your mobile phone. The Cookie Finder also offers troop links so customers can select a local troop to support! Choose a troop's online shop and have cookies shipped directly to your home beginning on Tuesday - so easy!
Girl Scouts generally will host cookie booths from Feb. 20 to mid-March.

Girl Scout Cookie season is recognized nationally and runs Jan. 1 through March 15 in New Hampshire and Vermont. Girls in grades K-12 can start their journey to fun, friendship, and new experiences by joining the world's largest entrepreneurial organization for girls at any point in the year. Life's more fun when you explore more! Unbox the future with Girl Scouts by joining the world's largest girl-led organization or learning how to become a volunteer at www.girlscoutsgwm.org.

About Girl Scouts 

Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Through programs from coast to coast, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges--whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them. To join us, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit girlscouts.org. 

Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains serves girls throughout New Hampshire and Vermont through volunteer-run troops, events, and virtual programs. Visit www.girlscoutsgwm.org to learn more.