Update On Girl Scout Cookies

Last week our son arrived with two boxes of Girl Scout cookies, hoping to cheer us up as both my husband and myself were down with a nasty strain of bronchitis. He had chosen our two favorites from the past: Thin Mints for his dad and Peanut Butter Sandwiches for me.

My thoughts exactly!

Mitch reported that his cookies were "as good as ever." He recommends sucking the mint icing off, "being very careful to keep  it flat on your tongue and leaving the chocolate wafer intact. Then you get to eat the cookie itself. It's fun," he said, adding "you can also eat all of it at once and then it's crispy, chocolatey and minty." 

As for the Peanut Butter Sandwiches, which years ago were very peanut buttery and satisfying, I took one bite and spit it out. Then, thinking that perhaps I had rushed to judgment, I took another bite but had to spit that out too. It was hard and tasted what I imagine how a piece of cardboard or a bit of a tree branch tastes. Either way, certainly nothing edible. I gave one to Mitch who basically likes any and all foods regardless of quality (except cottage cheese) and he agreed, declaring "Ugh." I trashed the box.

FYI: In March of 2025, the Girl Scouts of the United States were being sued over dangerous heavy metals and glyphosate found in the cookies, which currently cost $6.00 per box. Hey, I don't even use Roundup* on my lawn, I definitely don't want to eat it in a cookie.

* Glyphosate is the pesticide marketed as Roundup.