For the first time, Girl Scout cookie season will include something the family dog can eat.
Girl Scouts of the USA announced in September that two new products will join Thin Mints, Samoas and the rest of the lineup for the 2027 season. Patch Pals is a soft-baked dog treat flavored like blueberry muffins, developed with the pet company BARK. According to the organization, the idea came from Scouts who wanted their own dogs included in a tradition the rest of the household already enjoyed.
The other addition is for people who have long had to sit the season out. Girl Scout Sparkables are crunchy oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips and colored sprinkles, made with the allergy-friendly baker Partake. They are gluten-free and vegan, and are produced in a facility built to avoid the nine major food allergens, among them wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and milk. The Girl Scouts said members had asked for a cookie more of their customers could actually eat.
Both products carry one of four patch designs on the package. Cookie season traditionally opens in January.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
