2025 Troop Cookie Manager Playbook

Key Dates and Deadlines Checklist

Use the checklist below to stay up to date on important training and deadlines during the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Check off items once completed.

Make sure you are a registered Girl Scout member for 2025, and the Troop Cookie Manager role is assigned to you in the membership system Beginning Dec. 10—Complete Troop Cookie Manager Cookie Bites “Getting Started” training module in gsLearn Discuss cookie goals with troop and how they want to use their funds For Junior-Ambassador troops, Girl Scouts vote whether to opt-out of receiving rewards Host parent/caregiver cookie meeting and distribute cookie materials Confirm participating Girl Scouts in troop have a 2025 membership and signed product programs permission on the Annual Healthy History/Permission form

December

Sign up to join the Eastern Missouri Cookie Manager Rallyhood Rally Check your email for weekly updates from Product Programs team

Beginning Jan. 4—Log into eBudde and Digital Cookie accounts Confirm all Girl Scouts in troop show in eBudde correctly Update your eBudde settings to include your troop’s parent initial order deadline and correct troop banking information Jan. 6—Digital Cookie access for Girl Scouts opens Jan. 11—Cookie GO Day; Girl Scouts can begin taking in person or online orders Jan. 11—Answer Center Extended Hours, 10 am-2 pm; Product Programs Virtual Office Hours, 9 am-2 pm (Zoom link on pg. 7) Jan. 25—Last Day to opt out of rewards in eBudde (Junior-Ambassador troops only) Jan. 26—Complete Cookie Bites “Submitting Troop Initial Order” training module in gsLearn Jan. 28, 9 am—Troops can reserve one council-scheduled cookie booth in eBudde Jan. 30, 6 pm—Troops can reserve one additional council-scheduled cookie booth in eBudde Check your email for weekly updates from Product Programs Feb. 1—Deadline to collect pre-order/initial order sheets from Girl Scouts; Parents/caregivers can turn off girl-delivery option in Digital Cookie, if desired Feb. 1—Answer Center Extended Hours, 10 am-2 pm; Product Programs Virtual Office Hours, 10 am-2 pm (Zoom link on pg. 7) Feb. 3—Deadline for troop to verify/accept/enter all order sheet orders submitted via paper or Digital Cookie and submit full troop pre-order in eBudde Feb. 3—Deadline for troop to submit initial cookie reward order Feb. 3—Deadline to enter/update troop bank account info in eBudde settings Feb. 3—Deadline for troop to select pre-order/initial cookie pickup date/location/time in eBudde

January

February

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