As of 2004, the best selling Girl Scout cookies are:
Thin Mints (25% of total sales)*
Samoas/Caramel DeLites (19%)*
Tagalongs/ Peanut Butter Patties (13%)*
Do-si-dos/ Peanut Butter Sandwiches (11%)*
Trefoils/ Shortbread (9%)*
In 2007, the Girl Scouts of the USA launched a website,
http://www.GirlScoutCookies.org, that offers consumers point-of-sale information to make finding Girl Scout cookies fast and interactive. At
http://www.GirlScoutCookies.org
1. Thin Mints
2. Do-si-dos or Peanut Butter Sandwiches. Do-si-dos used to be called Gauchos. These cookies come in an orange box. Little Brownie Bakers calls them Do-si-dos. ABC Bakers calls them Peanut Butter Sandwiches.
3. Trefoils or Shortbread : Scot Teas were a similar, lighter sugar cookie made by the now defunct Burry. These cookies come in a blue box. Little Brownie Bakers calls them Trefoils; ABC Bakers call them Shortbread.
4. Tagalongs or Peanut Butter Patties: These cookies come in a red box. Little Brownie Bakers calls them Tagalongs; ABC Bakers call them Peanut Butter Patties.
5. Samoas or Caramel deLites : These cookies come in a purple box. This is one of the few cookies that are made differently depending on the bakery, hence the two different names. Samoas are made by Little Brownie Bakers. The ABC version of this cookie is called Caramel deLites.
6. All Abouts: These cookies come in a pink box. All Abouts are made by Little Brownie Bakers.
7. Thanks-A-Lot: A shortbread cookie with a layer of fudge on the bottom and the words "thank you" in English, French, Chinese, Swahili, or Spanish embossed on the top. Thanks-A-Lots have been made by ABC since 2006 and were preceded by a similar cookie called the Animal Treasure.
8. Café Cookies: These cookies come in a light brown box. Café Cookies are made by Little Brownie Bakers.
9. Little Brownies: Introduced in 2006, these sugar-free cookies are made by Little Brownie Bakers.
10. Cartwheels: A tasty cinnamon and oatmeal round that's rich in calcium and loaded with important vitamins like thiamin, niacin, and riboflavin. These reduced fat cookies were new in 2006, they are made by ABC Bakers.
11. Lemonades: New in 2007, these shortbread cookies are stamped in the shape of a sliced lemon with a tangy lemon icing. They are made by ABC Bakers and replaced the Lemon Pastry Creme.