Girl Scout Cookies are made by just two licensed commercial bakeries in the United States: ABC Bakers in North Sioux City, South Dakota, and Little Brownie Bakers in Louisville, Kentucky.

Quick Scoop: Where they’re made

  • All official Girl Scout Cookies come from large, national bakeries under license from Girl Scouts of the USA, not from individual troops or home kitchens.
  • As of recent seasons, there are two approved bakers:
    • ABC Bakers (a division linked to Interbake Foods) in North Sioux City, South Dakota.
* **Little Brownie Bakers** in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Each local Girl Scout council chooses which one of these bakers supplies its cookies, so the exact mix of names and flavors can vary by region.

Bakeries and locations (HTML table)

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Bakery City State Role in Girl Scout Cookies
ABC Bakers North Sioux City South Dakota Licensed national bakery that produces several core and exclusive Girl Scout Cookie varieties for many councils.
Little Brownie Bakers Louisville Kentucky Licensed national bakery producing core and exclusive Girl Scout Cookie flavors for councils that contract with it.

Why flavors and names differ

  • Because each council signs with one of the two bakers, the same cookie can have different names in different places (for example, Samoas vs. Caramel deLites, Tagalongs vs. Peanut Butter Patties).
  • Each bakery also has a few exclusive recipes, so some flavors are only available in certain regions depending on which baker serves that council.

A bit of backstory

  • In the very early days (early 1900s), Girl Scouts actually baked cookies themselves in home or local kitchens for fundraising, but production later shifted to professional bakeries as demand grew.
  • Today, all officially branded Girl Scout Cookies come from these two modern commercial facilities that follow standardized recipes and food-safety protocols.

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