Girl Scout cookie sales have wrapped in the Washington DC area.
What’s next?
Girl Scout Cookie PRIZES!!
Things have evolved a long way from the charms and patches that became popular in the 1950s.
A selection of traditional and unusual prizes is now on view at the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital main office at 4320 Connecticut Ave NW.
Flying Ponies
Cookie patches and other merchandise are very collectible. The more unusual, the better!
Burry Baker’s 1984 pegasus mascot continues to be a favorite among collectors. Girls could earn patches, a poster, stickers, even a needlepoint kit. Burry had a distinctive “super seller” patch design throughout the 1980s.
Magical Bunnies
In 1987, Little Brownie Bakers had two cute bunny mascots: Hocus and Pocus. They appeared on patches, puppets, and coloring pages. Some councils even used the same mascot for day camps.
Dolls and Stuffed Animals
Stuffed animals are perennial rewards, while dolls and action figures have been offered in only a few years.
For the 75th birthday of Girl Scouts in 1987, Burry Bakers commissioned a doll from the Dakin company. The small cloth doll wears the original, deep blue, uniform from 1912 and has a custom hang tag. Some dolls had white faces, others had blue.
Little Brownie Bakers offered a Barbie-sized Pixie doll in 1996. Only 13,000 were made—another reason to get orders in early!
This year also introduced the “cookie people” that appeared on products for years.
The Mary Meyer toy company created Miss Sassy Shortbread for ABC Bakers in 2004. Her head is shaped like a shortbread Trefoil cookie. (Use your imagination!).
The Tagalong Twins were part of Little Brownie Baker’s prize possibilities in 2006.
Truly Unique Cookie Prizes
Just as some cookie flavors only last one or two years, some cookie prizes are briefly offered.
Little Brownie had rewards for troops and volunteers. My favorites include a switchplate and telephone from 1994. Both hang at the Archives and History Program Center in Frederick, Maryland.
And there are so many other prizes!!
Want to see more? Visit Cookie Crumbs, my online museum of past Girl Scout cookie rewards.
© 2025 Ann Robertson, writer, editor, Girl Scout historian, but NOT a Girl Scout employee.
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