The first known Girl scout cookie sale occurred in 1917 when one troop, the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold them in the school cafeteria as a service project. There is no record of the actual cost of the cookies.
In the 1920's and 1930's, Girl Scout cookies were sold by troops for 25 or 30 cents per dozen.
Each Girl Scout council sets the price for Girl Scout cookies sold in that council.
In 1975, the price was between $1.00 and $1.25.
Girl Scout councils set the price of cookies for the sale in their council, so prices vary from place to place. In 1970, Girl Scout cookie prices varied from $0.50 to $1.00 per box.
Girl Scout cookies in 1971 cost about 75 cents per box. Each Girl Scout council determines the price of cookies in their council, so the prices may have varied from council to council.
In 1973, Girl Scout cookies cost about 75 cents per box. Each Girl Scout council sets the price for cookies in their council, so the prices may have varied from council to council.
50 cents to $1.00 per box
$1.50
Girl Scout cookies cost about $0.50 to $1.00 in 1970.
Depending on the local Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout cookies cost either $3.50 or $4.00 per box in 2013.
Girl Scout cookies cost one US Dollar in the years from about 1968 until about 1975. Girl Scout councils determine the price for cookies in their own council, so not all areas may have been asking $1.00 for Girl Scout cookies during that time.
Depending on the Girl Scout council, Girl Scouts of the USA cookies cost from $2.00 to $2.50 per box in 1990.
Depending on the price set by the local Girl Scout council, cookies cost approximately $1.25 to $1.50 in 1982.
$3.50
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!
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.
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.
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.
$4.00 a box
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.