TriGirl 333 #1 Posted January 22, 2021 Okay, folks — what are your favorites? What discontinued cookie was a good/bad idea? I remember selling them as a kid, back when we used to have to take the orders in advance and if you didn’t place an order, you didn’t get cookies (at least where I lived, kids didn’t pull shifts at grocery stores manning a cookie table). Today some troops set up the online order process, so you can order from your niece/grandchild/best friend’s kid, and the cookies get sent right to you. Not sure that doesn’t defeat the purpose of having the kids put in the work, but it certainly does seem to increase the sales. One of my recently discontinued favorites were the Thanks-a-Lots. Shortbread cookie coated in chocolate on the bottom. Gonna miss those! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 333 #2 January 22, 2021 (And yes, I know we have had similar threads before). My real motivation to start a discussion is because we were talking about them at work. I’m trying to find a troop using the right baker to get my favorites — they’re only available from one! Though I am still interested in the walk down cookie memory lane, I would welcome a PM from anyone who can help me get a couple cases out here in the South Pacific. Don’t worry — I have a US mailing address! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,527 #3 January 22, 2021 My favorites were pretty much any but the Tagalongs (peanut butter patties) -- I always liked the peanut butter wafers you used to be able to get at the store better. Thin Mints are king, of course... But Samoas (gooey caramel and coconut), Do-si-do's (peanut butter sandwich), and Trefoils (shortbread) were also on the shopping list. I'd try either of the new lemon ones, but only if I could get a single cookie. I'll go through a box too easily, and my husband doesn't really do sweets. Bad combination. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 333 #4 January 22, 2021 I prefer the Lemonades over Lemon Ups by far. And the website details a new sandwich cookie called Toast-Yay, describing it as a French toast flavor. I’m anxious to try those! I have a freezer still stocked with ThinMints, Trefoils, Do-si-dos, and the sandwich cookie version of S’Mores. The local military guys I work with love them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,426 #5 January 22, 2021 9 hours ago, TriGirl said: Okay, folks — what are your favorites? What discontinued cookie was a good/bad idea? I remember selling them as a kid, back when we used to have to take the orders in advance and if you didn’t place an order, you didn’t get cookies (at least where I lived, kids didn’t pull shifts at grocery stores manning a cookie table). Today some troops set up the online order process, so you can order from your niece/grandchild/best friend’s kid, and the cookies get sent right to you. Not sure that doesn’t defeat the purpose of having the kids put in the work, but it certainly does seem to increase the sales. One of my recently discontinued favorites were the Thanks-a-Lots. Shortbread cookie coated in chocolate on the bottom. Gonna miss those! Hi Tri, Well, none of them are my favorites. I'm just not a cookie guy. Back when they would have a table just as I exited the grocery store, I would stop & just give them some money & tell them to keep the cookies. Now, my grand-daughter is selling them on-line so I sorta have to buy. But, I had them shipped to her. It's for a good cause, Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjwilt 8 #6 January 22, 2021 Thin mints are great when you crunch them up and sprinkle over mint chocolate chip ice cream. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #7 January 22, 2021 Thin mints by a mile! The hard part is making them last until they are available again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 333 #8 February 1, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 7:26 AM, oldwomanc6 said: Thin mints by a mile! The hard part is making them last until they are available again. That's what freezers are for! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #9 February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, TriGirl said: That's what freezers are for! I have plenty of freezers(5). What is in short supply is willpower! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 174 #10 February 2, 2021 On 1/31/2021 at 11:20 PM, oldwomanc6 said: I have plenty of freezers(5). you gotta bury them deep (I assume chest freezers). No one wants to unpack 100lbs of stuff to get to what they want. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,399 #11 February 2, 2021 On 1/31/2021 at 10:20 PM, oldwomanc6 said: What is in short supply is willpower! lol Sounds like you got plenty of will power. It's that won't power that's fucking you up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighLow 0 #12 February 2, 2021 Planned for the future and married the neighborhood Girl Scout. Still getting the goodies. Thin mints and Do-Si-Dos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dudeman17 342 #13 February 2, 2021 You don't need willpower or to stock up. If you have a Ralphs/Kroger/whatevertheycallitinyourarea, they make versions of thin mints and Samoa's that are great. They're cheaper, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,399 #14 February 3, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 6:12 AM, wmw999 said: But Samoas Freeze the Samoas Make them into crumbles Put the crumbles on vanilla ice cream. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,527 #15 February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, BIGUN said: Freeze the Samoas Make them into crumbles Put the crumbles on vanilla ice cream. Dude, you’re not helping Wendy P. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #16 March 14, 2021 Caramel DeLites > Samoas (no they are not the same) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,399 #17 March 14, 2021 53 minutes ago, Conundrum said: Caramel DeLites > Samoas And so, #cookiegate 2021 begins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
