Cookie Dough

Girl Scout can earn Cookie Dough when they participate in the Fall Product Program and the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Cookie Dough gives girls the opportunity to experience all that Girl Scouts of Alaska has to offer from retail to travel to camp and programs by giving them decision making power.

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Earning Cookie Dough

Girl Scouts can earn Cookie Dough through the Product Program. On the product reward card Girl Scouts can either choose to earn Cookie Dough or the reward item.

Girls who choose Cookie Dough will recieve by mail a card preloaded with their earned Cookie Dough and instructions on how to redeem it.

Cookie Dough cards will be issued and mailed twice a year

January- after Fall Product participation
May- after Cookie Program participation

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Spending Cookie Dough

Cookie Dough can be redeemed for a variety of GSAK activities including:

Participating in a GSAK program or event
Attending Girl Scouts of Alaska day/overnight/commmity camp*
Shopping at the council shop
Experiencing travel- more information on travel is coming soon.
Girl Scouts membership

To redeem Cookie Dough, girls must have an active Girl Scout membership.

*Cookie Dough can be redeemed for camp tuition ONLY in the same calendar year that it was earned.

Travel

Independently Registered Girls (IRGs) who are Cadettes and above can redeem Cookie Dough to travel to GSUSA Destinations. IRGs receive Cookie Dough in lieu of troop proceeds based on the level they sell at and may also choose Cookie Dough over reward items to further fund their trip.

Shop

Girl Scouts can redeem their Cookie Dough for retail at the council shop only. Orders can be placed in-person, online, or over the phone. Cookie Dough does not apply to the GSUSA shop.

Retail items purchased with Cookie Dough may be exchanged for an item of the same value with a receipt, but no refunds/returns are available.

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Cookie Dough Expiration

To encourage Girl Scouts to use their Cookie Dough, Cookie Dough will expire on December 15 in the same calendar year it was issued.

For example if a Girl Scout participates in the Fall Product Program, she will receive her Cookie Dough in January, and it must be spent by December 15 of that year.

Cookie Dough can be redeemed for any available program or event being held after December 15, as long as it is arranged by December 15.

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Sharing Cookie Dough

Cookie Dough gives girls an opportunity to decide how to use their product reward. Cookie Dough cannot be shared. All Cookie Dough must be redeemed by the Girl Scout who earned it.

If you have any questions about Cookie Dough contact us at productprogram@girlscoutsalaska.org.