Girl Scouts to unveil new Exploremores™ sandwich cookie for 2026
Taking after classic chocolate treat, new Rocky Road ice cream-inspired cookie captures limitless spirit of exploration that drives Girl Scouts
~ from the Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians
Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians announced that Exploremores™, a Rocky Road ice cream-inspired sandwich cookie, will join the lineup for the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie season.
Filled with delicious flavors of chocolate, marshmallow and toasted almond–flavored crème, Exploremores reflect the spirit of exploration at the heart of every Girl Scout. Girl Scouts in East Tennessee and across the United States will offer the Exploremores cookie both online and in person at local booths during the 2026 season.
“This cookie is sure to be a new fan favorite alongside Thin Mints® and Samoas®,” said Lynne Fugate, CEO of the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians (GSCSA). “It’s also an exciting opportunity to offer something new for Girl Scouts to market, sell and of course – taste.”
Each cookie season, through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls push their limits, embrace challenges, think creatively and believe in their potential. While earning skill-building badges such as My First Cookie Business, My Cookie Customer and My Cookie Team, girls acquire leadership and entrepreneurial tools needed for brighter futures. As entrepreneurs, girls master the ability to set goals, make decisions, manage money, develop people skills and learn business ethics.
Every purchase of Exploremores – and the entire lineup of iconic Girl Scout Cookies – helps girls unbox a world of possibilities, one cookie at a time. With each box sold, consumers support Girl Scouts as they learn, grow and thrive through all of life’s adventures. All proceeds from cookie sales stay with local Girl Scout councils and troops to help fund life-changing programs, experiences and learnings all year long.
How to Try Exploremores
Do you know a Girl Scout? You can order the new cookie plus all of your favorites starting in January 2026. Girl Scout Cookie booths will be in business February 6 – March 15, 2026.
Visit girlscoutcookies.org to sign up to be notified as soon as Exploremores and other Girl Scout Cookies are on sale in your area. Text “Cookies” to 59618 to get the latest Girl Scout Cookie news. Life’s more fun when you explore more!
How to Join Girl Scouts
To join Girl Scouts, visit mygs.girlscouts.org, call 800-474-1912 or text JOIN to 59618.
About Girl Scout Council of Southern Appalachians
Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, offering programs that give every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of entrepreneurship, adventure, and success—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for community causes, or make their first best friends. The Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians has approximately 10,000 girl and adult members in 46 counties from southwest Virginia, through eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia. Membership is open to all girls from kindergarten through their senior year in high school. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors and millions of alums, Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. To join us, volunteer, reconnect or donate, visit girlscoutcsa.org or call 800-474-1912.
