Yes, Girl Scout cookies were 25 cents per box in the early years. From 1922 to about 1952 Girl Scout cookies cost approximately 25 cents per box, depending on where the cookies were sold.
Girl Scout cookies cost about $0.50 to $1.00 in 1970.
The first box of commercially baked Girl Scout cookies was sold in the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) council in 1935. A box of 44 cookies cost 23 cents!
Depending on the local Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout cookies cost either $3.50 or $4.00 per box in 2013.
Each Girl Scout council determines the price of the cookies sold by Girl Scouts in their council. For 2011, most Girl Scout councils are selling cookies for either $3.50 or $4.00 per box. Use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder (see Related Links) to contact your local Girl Scout council to find out the price of their cookies.
Depending on the price set by the local Girl Scout council, cookies cost approximately $1.25 to $1.50 in 1982.
Trefoils/Shortbreads are the oldest Girl Scout cookies according to the box.
For the 2014 Girl Scout Cookie Sale, cookies in the Girl Scouts of Central Texas council cost $4.00 per box of cookie.
In the 1920's and 1930's, cookies were made at home by the Girl Scouts and their mothers. The cookies were wrapped in wax paper bags, sealed with a sticker and sold for 25 to 35 cents per dozen.
$4.00 a box
In 1960, the price of Girl Scout cookies was 50 cents per box. The cookies were sold by Girl Scouts as part of their fundraising efforts. The cookies were originally homemade by the girls and later transitioned to commercially baked cookies by licensed bakers.
In 1992, Girl Scout cookies cost approximately $2.50 per box. Each Girl Scout council sets its own price for the cookies, so there was some variation in the price between councils.