Girl Scout Cookies on Sale: Find a Booth In Bowie

BOWIE, MD — They don’t exactly help our New Year’s resolution to lose weight, but Thin Mints, Samoas and other tasty cookies are now on sale.

Girl Scouts will be out in force this weekend in the Washington, D.C., area selling their cookies. Look for Scouts selling their goods at Safeway stores in Bethesda and Bowie, Giant and Walmart stores in Bowie, and the Kmart in Edgewater, along with venues in Silver Spring, Upper Marlboro and elsewhere in the region.

The Girl Scouts have a handy “cookie locator” you can use to find a cookie booth near you in the Washington, DC, area.

Here's where to find Bowie booths:

Friday, March 10

• Advance Auto at 6828 Race Track Rd.
• Giant Food at 3500 Crain Highway
• Lowes at 16301 Heritage Blvd.
• Office Depot at 10411 Martin Luther King Junior Highway
• Safeway at 12410 Fairwood Pkwy.

Saturday, March 11

• Lowes at 16301 Heritage Blvd.
• Office Depot at 10411 Martin Luther King Junior Highway
• Safeway at 12410 Fairwood Pkwy.
• Safeway at 15606 Emerald Way
• Walmart at 3300 Crain Highway

Sunday, March 12

• Lowes at 16301 Heritage Blvd.
• Safeway at 15606 Emerald Way
• Safeway at 12410 Fairwood Pkwy.
• Walmart at 3300 Crain Highway

For additional locations click here.

Or you find information on downloading the Girl Scout Cookie Finder App. Or a girl you know can invite you to buy your cookies online with the Digital Cookie platform, now in its second year.

This year, you’ll likely find seven cookie varieties, including Thin Mints, Samoas, Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Savannah Smiles and Rah Rah Raisins, at a cost of $4 a box.

The top sellers are (percentage of total 2011–12 sales):

• Thin Mints (25 percent)
• Samoas/Caramel deLites (19 percent)
• Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs (13 percent)
• Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-si-dos (11 percent)
• Shortbread/Trefoils (9 percent)

You can make some yummy desserts using Girl Scout cookies; find the recipes here.

IMAGE courtesy of Girl Scouts of the Nation’s Capital