Category Archives: Cookie Bits N Bites

Stories about Girl Guide Cookies, Members strategies for selling them, and how a cookie can lead to girl greatness!

Why Girl Guide cookies are the ULTIMATE Canadian treat

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

We’re interrupting your day to bring you this important announcement: Girl Guide cookies are here. And they are the ULTIMATE in everything. Girl Guides sell some 6 million boxes of cookies every year. That’s a lot of tasty goodness. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Girl Guide cookies are the ULTIMATE Canadian treat

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

We’re interrupting your day to bring you this important announcement: Girl Guide cookies are here. And they are the ULTIMATE in everything. Girl Guides sell some 6 million boxes of cookies every year. That’s a lot of tasty goodness. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | Leave a comment

Be prepared… for bears

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Over the past few years I’ve heard from many friends, family and members of the community that they’re always wondering when Girl Guides will come to their door selling Girl Guide cookies. So when cookie delivery day in Sudbury landed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Girl Guide cookies + green activities = a sweet combo!

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

It’s that time of year! Yes, our chocolate and vanilla Girl Guide cookie season is underway… and with it comes the cardboard boxes and cases taking over meeting spaces, basements, and garages. As we approach Earth Day (April 22), many … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Opening the Vaults: Vintage Girl Guide cookie boxes

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Our spring cookie season is ramping up, a tasty tradition that started in 1927 when girls in Regina sold cookies to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment. Many visitors to our archives are drawn to the vintage cookie … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites, Opening the Vaults | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Cookie All Stars – More Than Just a Laptop

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

How a Brownie became a Pathfinder, and turned her cookie goals into a laptop for school… When I was in my first year of Brownies, the Cookie All Stars program was brand new. I was really excited about the rewards, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Opening the Vaults: Cookie Selling

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

The tradition of selling Girl Guide cookies goes back to 1927 when a Girl Guide leader in Regina baked and packaged cookies for her girls to sell as a simple way to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites, Opening the Vaults | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

How the cookie crumbles

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

It seems Canadians just can’t get enough Girl Guide cookies! This spring, Canadians gobbled up some 61 million chocolate and vanilla cookies. And what’s even sweeter is the countless local Guiding activities these cookies helped fund. As we wrap-up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | 4 Comments

Future Radio Star Reporters

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

One of the requirements for the reporter badge involved writing an ad, so we had our girls in the 1st Fairview Guides split into groups and write three 30-second radio commercials. We had received a couple of sample ads from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Yes, She’s a SPARK. No, She isn’t Cute.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Update: This post was voted a 2012/2013 GirlGuidesCANblog Big Deal Seal winner in the Cookies category! Bravo blogger Katherine! ————————————————- When I was a Spark and Brownie Guider, I often heard Guiders say with envy “Oh, your unit can sell cookies so … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Cookie Recipes for Girl Greatness

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

What do you get when you introduce one of Canada’s best loved foods to some of Canada’s favourite chefs? You get Cookie Recipes for Girl Greatness of course! We all know that the only thing better than enjoying Girl Guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A Girl Guide Cookie Complaint

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Dear Girl Guides of Canada, Hello, my name is Anya and I am a Girl Guide in Canmore, Alberta. I have recently been selling the fall Girl Guides Cookies, and I really like the new design on the boxes. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

Why You Should Buy Girl Guide Cookies and a Recipe

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

It’s that time of year where little girls come knocking on your door to sell you Girl Guide cookies. My own daughters have been doing this for eight years and I have walked many kilometres in that time, helping them … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | 3 Comments

Who Doesn’t Love Girl Guide Cookies?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

We all know how much people love our cookies – even foodies! Here’s a great post by Betty Dish about her own memories from Guiding and why cookies are such a good cause to support! Thank you Betty for writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | Leave a comment

Girl Guides’ Thinking Outside the Cookie Box Contest Winners!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Girl Guides are crafty! So we decided to ask people to think outside the cookie box and develop original crafts made out of Girl Guide cookie boxes and/or the cookies. Kids and adults of all ages met and exceeded the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | 1 Comment

The [Other] Great Girl Guide Cookie Debate

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Saturday is Cookie Day in Canada when over 400 Units will set up shop in over 130 Sears stores across Canada. In Toronto, subway riders will be able to get their cookies at the ever popular Cookies in Transit event. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , | 4 Comments

When Cookies Lead to a Cookie All Star…and a Cat?!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Oh no! Not another cat reference on the Girl Guides’ blog! Yes, but this time this cat isn’t out of the bag, it’s purring in a Brownie’s lap. How it got there is what today’s post is all about. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Introducing Your Cookie All Stars

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Everybody knows that cookies are a pretty big deal at Girl Guides.  And when it comes to cookie selling, Cookie All Stars is the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup finals, the NBA finals, Wimbledon Championships, the Olympics of entrepreneurial Guiding. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | Leave a comment

Best GGC Cookie Conversation – Ever!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Today’s online smile is a real online conversation between two GGC leaders. Guider Jenn and Guider Nicki graciously permitted us to share this charming cookie conversation on our blog. Thank you both for being such great sports! —————————————————- Guider Nicki: … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The ABC’s of Cookie Selling

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Last Saturday, April 2 was Girl Guide Cookie Day at Sears, and thousands of Girl Guides were on-hand at Sears stores nationwide to sell our classic chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies. If you know anything about Girl Guides, it’s that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | Leave a comment

We found our Online Cookie All Star for Spring 2011!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Congratulations MEGHAN you’re our #1 Online Cookie All Star! Online Cookie All Star Spring 2011 Winner You had the closest number of guesses in total for all of the daily questions during GGC’s “What Can a Cookie Do?” blog contest! … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | Leave a comment

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #9

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s our final question! Question #9 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #9: How many months would it take 12 Sparks (5-6 year olds) eating nonstop to consume every GGC Classic cookie estimated to be sold in 2011? … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 13 Comments

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #8

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s question #8 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #8: How many kilograms (kg) of mint, chocolate and vanilla icing combined, are used to make a year’s worth of Chocolatey Mint and Classic Girl Guide cookies? (Please … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 18 Comments

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #7

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s question #7 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #7: How many kilograms (kg) of flour are used to make a year’s worth of Girl Guide Cookies (includes both Chocolatey Mint and Classic Cookies)? (Please guess a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 21 Comments

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #6

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s question #6 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #6: If you stacked the Classic Cookie boxes estimated to be sold this season one on top of the other, how high would it reach in metres? (Please … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 23 Comments

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #5

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s question #5 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #5: What distance in km would the Classic Cookie boxes estimated to be sold this  spring season to the public, cover when placed lengthwise end-to-end? (Please guess … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 18 Comments

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #4.

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s question #4 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #4: How many cookie boxes will Canadians buy during this spring’s GGC Classic Cookie Season? (Please guess a specific number, i.e. 1,230.) Need a clue*? It’s hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 25 Comments

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #3.

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s question #3 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #3: If you stacked up all Classic Cookies estimated to be sold this season, one on top of the other, approximately how high would they reach (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 32 Comments

What Can a Cookie Do? Question #2

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Here’s question #2 from our ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt!  Question #2: If you lined up a trail of all Classic Cookies to be sold this season, approximately how far would the trail reach in km? Please guess … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 34 Comments

What Can A Cookie Do? Question #1

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Today we’re launching a ‘What Can a Cookie Do?’ Treasure Hunt.  This campaign is intended to help Units sell cookies and to promote Cookie Day at Sears, April 2, 2011!  Encourage your family, friends & supporters to participate! Starting March … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | 51 Comments

Girl Guide Classic Cookies Are Here!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Cookie Day At Sears Hey cookie lovers, It’s that time of year again! With spring in the air, you’re sure to see Girl Guides across Canada carrying cases of delicious chocolate and vanilla sandwich cream cookies ready to satisfy that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | 1 Comment

Cookies Worth Fighting For???

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I know that Girl Guide and Girl Scout cookies are popular amongst the masses.  The ongoing debate about the superior Girl Guide cookie always promotes heated discussion – for me it’s Classic Vanilla or nothing!  When I started at GGC, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookie Bits N Bites | Tagged | 2 Comments