Girl Scout cookie offerings change every year and one of the most persistent questions I get is about what kinds of cookies were offered and when. This is going to be an ongoing article that I will update whenever I find new info on cookies through the years.
1930-1950
Commercial bakers were licensed to bake Girl Scout cookies beginning in 1936 and by 1948, 29 bakers were baking for the organization. By 1961, that number had dropped to 16 bakers and to four by 1978. Today, two bakers, ABC and Little Brownie Bakers, bake for the Girl Scouts. ABC has been baking Girl Scout cookies since 1939.
1951
Sandwich
Shortbread (ancestor to the Trefoil)
Chocolate Mint (ancestor to the Thin Mint)
1956
Shortbread
Chocolate Mint
Vanilla Sandwich
Chocolate Sandwich
1966
Shortbread
Chocolate Mint
Peanut Butter Patties
1974-1976 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Van'chos
Thin Mints
Samoas (chocolate, caramel, and coconut-covered cookie)
*Trefoils (shortbread)
*Do Si Dos (peanut butter patties)
1976-1977 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Van'chos
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
*Tagalongs (chocolate-covered peanut butter patties)
1977-1978 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Van'chos
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Granola
1978-1979 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Van'chos
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
1979-1981 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Van'chos
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Forget-Me-Nots
1981-1983 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Van'chos
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Chocolate Chunk
1983-1984 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Medallions
*Chocolate Chunk
1984-1985 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Juliettes
Chocolate Chunk
1985-1987 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Pecan Shortee
Chocolate Chunk
1987-1988 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Echo
Chocolate Chunk
1988-1990 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
Echo
*Country Hearth Chocolate Chip
1990-1991 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Chalet Cremes (vanilla and chocolate sandwich cookies)
*Trail Mix
1991-1993 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
Chalet Cremes
*Golden Nut Clusters
1993-1995 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
Chalet Cremes
Juliettes
*Snaps (iced oatmeal-raisin cookies)
1995-1996 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Reduced-Fat Chalet Cremes
Juliettes
Snaps
1996-1997 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Sugar Free Chalet Cremes
*Striped Chocolate Chip
Snaps
1997-2000 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Apple Cinnamon (apple-shaped sugar cookies, topped with cinnamon sugar)
Striped Chocolate Chip
Lemon Drops
2000-2001 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
Apple Cinnamon
*Aloha Chips (Macadamia, white chocolate chip)
Lemon Drops
2001-2003 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Ole Ole (powdered sugar-covered cookies with vanilla, pecans, and coconut)
Aloha Chips
All Abouts (chocolate-covered shortbread)
2003-2005 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Double Dutch (chocolate chocolate-chip cookies)
All Abouts
*Lemon Coolers (tangy lemon cookies covered in powdered sugar)
2004-2005 ABC Bakers Thin Mints
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies (same as Do Si Dos)
Shortbread (same as Trefoils)
Carmel Delites (same as Samoas: vanilla cookies drenched in caramel and sprinkled with coconut)
Iced Berry Pinatas (fruit-filled oatmeal cookie)
Peanut Butter Patties (same as Tagalongs: chocolate covered patties)
Lemon Pastry Creams (reduced-fat lemon-creme cookie)
Amimal Treasures (same as All Abouts: chocolate-dipped shortbread)
2005-2006 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Cafe Cookies (crispy cinnamon cookie caramelized with brown sugar)
All Abouts
Lemon Coolers
2006-2007 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
Cafe Cookies
All Abouts
*Sugar Free Browines (hard little brownie bites)
2007-2008 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
All Abouts
*Lemon Chalet (lemon sandwich)
Sugar Free Chocolate Chip
2008-2009 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
*Dulce de Leche (Caramel cookie)
Lemon Chalet
Sugar Free Chocolate Chip
*Cinna-Spins (crispy cinnamon snack swirls)
2008-2009 (ABC Bakers)
Thin Mints
Caramel Delites
Shortbread (same as Trefoils)
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Peanut Butter Patties
Lemonades (same as Lemon Chalet))
Thanks a Lot (Same as All Abouts/Animal Treasures)
Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds (crispy cinnamon cookies)
2010-2012 (Little Brownie Bakers)
Thin Mints
Samoas
Trefoils
Do Si Dos
Tagalongs
Savannah Smiles (Same as Lemon Coolers)
*Dulce de Leche (Caramel cookie)
Thank You Berry Munch
2010-2012 (ABC Baker)
Thin Mints
Caramel Delites
Shortbread (same as Trefoils)
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Peanut Butter Patties
Lemonades (same as Lemon Chalet))
Thanks a Lot (Same as All Abouts/Animal Treasures)
Shout Outs (Belgian style carmelized cookies)
2017 saw the introduction of two different kinds of S'mores cookies. The Little Brownie Baker S'more is a sandwich cookie with chocolate and marshmallow-inspired filling. The ABC version is more like a Fudge Graham.
Other known varieties of Girl Scout cookies include the following:
Cabana Cremes (vanilla and chocolate sandwich cookies)
Cartwheels (a reduced fat cinnamon-oatmeal cookie)
1980s: Golden Yangles (cheese crackers)
