(Year 1 – Original Cookie Business Badge – Retired)

Released in 2011. Retired in 2021.
My Cookie Network replaced My Portfolio as the new Year 1 Cookie Business Badge.
The Senior Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting page has the information on when all badges were released.
Requirements
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Create a cookie resume
- Put together a cookie portfolio
- Get feedback about how to market yourself for a job or college interview
- Write an essay about what you learned from the cookie sale
- Learn how to ace an interview
Resources available through GSUSA
- The badge is no longer in production. GSUSA stores will only sell this badge until their original stock runs out.
- Leader Guide is NO LONGER available in Girl Scout Shop online
- Official badge is NO LONGER available in Girl Scout Shop online
or look for your local shop to save on shipping - Retired badge – no VTK available
Note – Please see our Affiliations page to know if any of the links on The Badge Archive benefit the website in anyway.
How to Earn
Ways to earn as a Troop or an Individual
Our Summary of the GSUSA booklet activity choices
- Coming soon…
Pick Out Different Activities
- Info webpage at Girl Scout Wiki
- Virtual Programming 2 of 5 steps from GSCSNJ
- Badge Tips from GSNorCal – Archived Copy of PDF
Use a Pre-Made Plan
- Google Forms Step by Step Activities (No registration needed) from GSMidT
Multi-Level Matches
Badges that correlate from other levels
- No Multi-level Matches available as this is a retired badge.
Uniform
Location and placement of badge
This badge should go where #16 is stated on the GSUSA Uniform Guide.

(Note – Badges and pins on a sash simply go in order (top of sash to bottom of sash) of Identification badges, bridging badge, pins, journeys, and other badges. Anything that does not fit on the front can be placed on the back of the sash. Sashes will not hold a lot of badges and vests are recommended if you plan to earn badges.)
Find out how you can support The Badge Archive!
Return to the Senior Badge List.