Girl Scout Cookie Sales Started In City: Phun Philly Phacts

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Just like a winter storm this year, the tables of Girl Scout cookies are lined up everywhere throughout communities in the Philadelphia region.

"The 2026 cookie season is a special time of year, as GSEP celebrates America’s 250th anniversary by honoring the first-ever Girl Scout cookie sale," the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania stated.

And that first-ever cookie sale happened in Philadelphia.

In 1933, local Girl Scouts baked and sold the first Girl Scout Cookie at the Philadelphia Gas and Electric Company.

Three years later, the cookie sale was adopted by Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. as a national program.

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania has officially kicked off its 2026 cookie season in the Philadelphia region.

From now through March 22, Girl Scouts will be selling boxes of Thin Mints and other popular cookies, including a new one this year.

That cookie is called Exploremores, a rocky road ice cream-inspired sandwich cookie. Filled with chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond-flavored crème, Exploremores "reflect the spirit of exploration at the heart of every Girl Scout," the organization said.

Click here to learn more about the 2026 cookie season.

About Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania is the largest girl-serving organization in Pennsylvania, and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

What was started in 1912 in Savannah, GA., by founder Juliette Gordon Low as one small, yet dedicated troop of diverse girls has grown into 2.8 million Girl Scouts across the U.S. today.

GSEP serves more than 25,000 girls in partnership with over 14,000 volunteers in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties.

Today, 80 percent of women in leadership and executive roles in the U.S. are Girl Scouts. Girl Scout alumni comprise 70 percent of women in the U.S. Congress.

For further information about Girl Scouting, how to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, call 215-564-2030 or visit www.gsep.org. Follow @GirlScoutsEPenn on X, Instagram, and Facebook.