Girl Scouts kick off cookie season

It’s Colorado’s sweetest time of the year, as Girl Scout Cookies went on sale Jan. 27. The annual cookie campaign runs through March 3, with Scouts operating cookie-sales booths outside retail locations starting Feb. 8.
    The cookie sales are part of a tradition that started in 1917 and has since ballooned into a $790-million business. In 2012, Colorado Girl Scouts earned $2.25 million for activities including camps, community action projects and traveling for various trips.
    Girl Scout Cookies cost $3.50 per box, and all money raised supports Girl Scouts of Colorado. The six varieties of cookies available in Colorado are: Do-si-Dos, Samoas, Savannah Smiles, Tagalongs, Thin Mints and Trefoils.
    For more information on nutritional data, visit www.littlebrownie.com. To learn more about Girl Scouts of Colorado, visit www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org.