{"id":61401,"date":"2026-01-20T19:11:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=61401"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:11:26","slug":"girl-scouts-have-new-cookie-new-theme-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/20\/girl-scouts-have-new-cookie-new-theme-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Scouts have new cookie, new theme in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, for the 2026 season, Girl Scouts introduced\u00a0<strong>Exploremores<\/strong>, a new rocky road-inspired sandwich cookie with chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond cr\u00e8me, joining the lineup alongside classics, while retiring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=S%27mores&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS914US914&amp;oq=Girl+Scouts+have+new+cookie%2C+new+theme+in+2026&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg8MgYIAhBFGDwyBggDEEUYPNIBCDE4ODdqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QVyAqMNfkg1iA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;mstk=AUtExfDs3J55WXpi3Nd_Q9GRXGtLbkRWXf5_6MMZ61PmsHuNLJJbJD2spPjJvNVXu8XbzbYD014zolUgjE-u8V7geJcSvsF_701MIIIVoKcLdcADc20WAsz5PqS9oRB_x-hCUE2qvcxta2cTAGTL9D0713YJmUGFnf99TkctIRbNxXJWXOQ&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj-sKeZq5uSAxV3SjABHRs8DXcQgK4QegQIARAE\">S&#8217;mores<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Toast-Yay%21&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS914US914&amp;oq=Girl+Scouts+have+new+cookie%2C+new+theme+in+2026&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg8MgYIAhBFGDwyBggDEEUYPNIBCDE4ODdqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QVyAqMNfkg1iA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;mstk=AUtExfDs3J55WXpi3Nd_Q9GRXGtLbkRWXf5_6MMZ61PmsHuNLJJbJD2spPjJvNVXu8XbzbYD014zolUgjE-u8V7geJcSvsF_701MIIIVoKcLdcADc20WAsz5PqS9oRB_x-hCUE2qvcxta2cTAGTL9D0713YJmUGFnf99TkctIRbNxXJWXOQ&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj-sKeZq5uSAxV3SjABHRs8DXcQgK4QegQIARAF\">Toast-Yay!<\/a>, with a general theme around &#8220;Our Friendship&#8221; for World Thinking Day, focusing on global connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"8d8a90\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8d8a90;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exploremores-090325-afa7f2b7391d4186a63baada6aaf3680.webp?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61404 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exploremores-090325-afa7f2b7391d4186a63baada6aaf3680.webp?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exploremores-090325-afa7f2b7391d4186a63baada6aaf3680.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exploremores-090325-afa7f2b7391d4186a63baada6aaf3680.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exploremores-090325-afa7f2b7391d4186a63baada6aaf3680.webp?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The New Cookie: Exploremores<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Description:<\/strong>\u00a0A chocolate sandwich cookie with marshmallow and toasted almond-flavored cr\u00e8me filling, inspired by rocky road ice cream.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inspiration:<\/strong>\u00a0It reflects the spirit of exploration and the flavors of a beloved classic, noted states.com.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cookie Lineup Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New:<\/strong>\u00a0Exploremores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Retired:<\/strong>\u00a0The S&#8217;mores and Toast-Yay! cookies were phased out in 2025 to make way for new options.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=World+Thinking+Day&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS914US914&amp;oq=Girl+Scouts+have+new+cookie%2C+new+theme+in+2026&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg8MgYIAhBFGDwyBggDEEUYPNIBCDE4ODdqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QVyAqMNfkg1iA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;mstk=AUtExfDs3J55WXpi3Nd_Q9GRXGtLbkRWXf5_6MMZ61PmsHuNLJJbJD2spPjJvNVXu8XbzbYD014zolUgjE-u8V7geJcSvsF_701MIIIVoKcLdcADc20WAsz5PqS9oRB_x-hCUE2qvcxta2cTAGTL9D0713YJmUGFnf99TkctIRbNxXJWXOQ&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj-sKeZq5uSAxV3SjABHRs8DXcQgK4QegQIBxAB\">World Thinking Day<\/a>\u00a02026 Theme:<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;Our Friendship,&#8221; celebrating the global Girl Scout community and the bonds that connect members worldwide, according to GSUSA.org.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When to Find Them<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 2026 Girl Scout Cookie season kicked off in January 2026, with sales typically running through March or April, varying slightly by region.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, for the 2026 season, Girl Scouts introduced\u00a0Exploremores, a new rocky road-inspired sandwich cookie with chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond cr\u00e8me, joining the lineup alongside classics, while retiring\u00a0S&#8217;mores\u00a0and\u00a0Toast-Yay!, with a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"12","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL2V4cGxvcmVtb3Jlcy0wOTAzMjUtYWZhN2YyYjczOTFkNDE4NmE2M2JhYWRhNmFhZjM2ODAud2VicD9maXQ9MTAyNCUyQzY4MyZzc2w9MSIsInR4dCI6IkdpcmwgU2NvdXRzIGhhdmUgbmV3IGNvb2tpZSwgbmV3IHRoZW1lIGluIDIwMjYiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImhpZ2h3YXkiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTYzMDQwNjYxfQ.1kWwqaT5CygzStyi4J7sPOvgecutgolH680qQFuwWV8MQ"},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":61404,"url":"http:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exploremores-090325-afa7f2b7391d4186a63baada6aaf3680.webp","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[13283,13284],"class_list":["post-61401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-girl-scouts-have-new-cookie","tag-new-theme-in-2026"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61405,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61401\/revisions\/61405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}