Girl Scout cookie sale is underway

Girl Scouts of South Carolina, from the mountains to the midlands, began taking orders for their available-only-oncea year cookies on Jan. 11.

The cookie sale features old favorites as well as a new project this year, Cinna-Spins. The crispy cinnamon snack swirls are packaged in five 100-calorie packs per box. Each box of Girl Scout cookies sells for $3.50.

The annual cookie sale is part of the Girl Scout Entrepreneur and Financial Literacy Program through which girls learn life skills in project planning and implementation; budgeting and financial responsibility; and goal-setting, teamwork, self-confidence and community awareness.

All eight varieties of Girl Scout cookies are transfatfree. To assist consumers in making an informed choice, each cookie variety's ingredients and nutritional profile are listed on the order form and on each cookie box.

Girl Scouts will be supporting U.S. military personnel through the "Cookies for Soldiers" project in partnership with Blue Star Mothers. Customers may purchase cookies which will be shipped to servicemen and women overseas.

Cookies ordered from Girl Scout Brownies through Seniors will be delivered between Feb. 15 and March 9. Beginning Feb. 15 and continuing for the next four weekends, cookies will be sold at booths outside partnering retail and business locations in communities throughout the council.