I have a confession to make.
Earlier this year, I went a little overboard with buying Girl Scout cookies—particularly Thin Mints. I still have several boxes of Thin Mints in my freezer for maximum freshness and a cool treat during the summer heat.
I’m not alone with this hoarding. Max Miller, the man behind Tasting History with Max Miller, admitted his mom was a fellow hoarder of Thin Mints in their freezer as he was growing up.
He took a deep dive into the history of the Girl Scout cookie campaign with his video The Original Girl Scout Cookie Recipe from 1922.
In it, Miller chronicles the history of the Girl Scouts and walks us through the early years of the cookie campaign. In its original version, the scouts themselves were responsible for baking the cookies and selling them in their communities. There was a single recipe that was published to give all scouts the same starting point. (Miller re-published the original recipe on his Tasting History website.)
The history Miller walks the viewer through in his video is captivating. The changes that have taken place over the past 100 years have transformed this fundraiser from a simple sugar cookie to the many selections available every January.
Unfortunately, the Girl Scouts announced two of this year’s flavors will be unavailable in 2026. Both the Toast-Yay! and Girl Scout S’Mores have been relegated to the historical record. But there has been no announcement (at this point) of what new flavors will be available to tempt the taste buds.
PHOTO CREDIT: The original Girl Scout sugar cookies, some round, some cut with his 1950s Girl Scout cookie cutter (post-baking). (Max Miller via TastingHistory.com)
