It’s Girl Scout cookie season. But you already knew that, didn’t you?
Here’s something you might not have known: Girl Scout cookies sales started in 1917. Over the years, there have been many failed flavors, including “Snaps,” an iced oatmeal raisin cookie; “Kookaburras,” made with crispy rice, caramel and chocolate; and “Golden Yangles,” which were actually cheddar cheese crackers.
Today, among the seven surviving flavors, the “Thin Mint” cookie reigns supreme, bringing in about $175 million of the $700 million generated each year from Girl Scout cookies sales.
Here’s where to find the cookies in Chattanooga.
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