Girl Scouts of Northern California Kicks Off The 2026 Cookie Season by Welcoming Exploremores™ to the Cookie Lineup and Bay Area’s Adobe as a National Sponsor
Cookie season runs January 12 – March 15, 2026
Cookie Booth Sales Start February 4
Northern California customers can visit ilovecookies.org as a one-stop shop to find and buy cookies online and at booths
(Alameda, CA) — Girl Scouts of Northern California will kick off their 2026 Girl Scout Cookie™ season on January 12. Girl Scouts throughout all 19 counties from Gilroy to the Oregon Border will embark on the highly anticipated cookie season, exploring more possibilities through the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world.
On January 12, consumers can support their local girl entrepreneurs by ordering from the iconic cookie lineup online at ilovecookies.org. Local shoppers can also locate cookie booths starting February 4 for in-person cookie sales. The 2026 Girl Scouts of Northern California cookie season runs through March 15, and all cookie flavors are $7 a box (shipping fees additional).
Exploremores™, a rocky road ice cream–inspired sandwich cookie, will join the legendary lineup for the 2026 cookie season. Filled with delicious flavors of chocolate, marshmallow and toasted almond–flavored crème, Exploremores reflect the spirit of exploration at the heart of every Girl Scout.
The new flavor will be the 9th cookie flavor to join Northern California customer favorites such as Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, and Trefoils. Exploremores will be available for purchase online and in-person during booth sales. Visit www.ilovecookies.org for more information.
“What better way to kick off the new year than with a new cookie for the 2026 cookie season,” said Mary-Jane Strom, CEO of Girl Scouts of Northern California. “Behind every cookie sale is a Girl Scout learning essential life skills far beyond just selling cookies. Buying or donating cookies is a delicious and easy way to help cultivate future leaders, innovators, and change-makers. It is a win-win for all.”
The Girl Scout Cookie Program ® provides invaluable entrepreneurial skills for Girl Scouts across the country and funds a variety of experiences. Each cookie season, Girl Scouts develop important life skills like goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people skills, and business ethics through the Cookie Program. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the cookie program are used locally and provide critical funds for girls’ access to affordable programming, the outdoors, camp and program centers, STEM, financial aid, and volunteer support services. Girl Scouts and their troops depend on these funds to support their community service efforts.
This year, over 14,000 Girl Scouts in Northern California will participate in the cookie entrepreneurship program with the goal of selling over 3M packages of cookies.
How to Purchase Girl Scout Cookies This Year
- If you know a Girl Scout, reach out to her.
- If you don’t know a Girl Scout, visit ilovecookies.org to find a troop selling at a nearby booth, or purchase cookies to be shipped directly to you from troops nationwide. This link can also be used to donate cookies for local community causes.
As this year’s national sponsor of the cookie program, Bay Area-based Adobe will encourage girls to express their individuality and think creatively as they pursue their goals this cookie season. Through a national educational video featured on the Digital Cookie® platform, Adobe will equip Girl Scouts with essential skills in online communication and responsible digital design. By sharing these creative tools, Adobe is supporting Girl Scouts to become confident digital creators and entrepreneurs.
About Girl Scouts of Northern California
Girl Scouts of Northern California serves over 46,000 youth and adult volunteers across 19 counties from Gilroy to the Oregon border. Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Through programs from coast to coast, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike, advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends.
Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and create change on the issues that matter most to them. To learn more about Girl Scouts of Northern California, visit www.gsnorcal.org.
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Clara Franco
clara@wonbuckpr.com
January 12, 2026
