(Year 1 – Cookie Business Badge)
Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
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Released in 2021.
Replaced Count It Up leaf as the new Year 1 Cookie Business Badge.
The 2011 Daisy Page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Cookie flavors, sales goals, and talking to customers.
Choose your own activities!
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Learn the flavors and how much a box costs.
- Brainstorm ideas and pick one to make a troop sales goal.
- Learn what to say to customers (door-to-door/cookie booth) and practice it (role play, make a video to use for online sales).
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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How to earn as a Troop?
Basic Meeting Plan by The Badge Archive
The Badge Archive Echoes of VTK (Similar to VTK)
Buy Printable Meeting on TPT from Leadership Made Simple
Click to Expand → Other Resources
- See the Activity List for My First Cookie Business – choose your own activities!
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- View Booklet Online
How to earn individually?
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GSUSA Information and Details
Three steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Find out about Girl Scout Cookies
- Decide how to use your cookie money and set a goal
- Practice your sales pitch
Go to the Official GSUSA Booklet Online.
Click to Expand → Other GSUSA Official Resources
- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet (View Online)
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- GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
- Digital Marketing Tips for Cookie Entrepreneurs and Families by GSUSA
- Daisy Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin Requirements by GSUSA
- Entrepreneurship Progression Chart by GSUSA
- Cookie Family Connection Guide by GSUSA
- Cookie Program Family Meeting Guide by GSUSA
- Daisy My First Cookie Business Glossary by GSUSA
- VTK Finger Puppet Cutouts by GSUSA
- VTK Cookie Money Goals by GSUSA
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the Cookie Business Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
(No official Groups)
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Click Here -> To see information References:
Disclaimer: The information published on The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.
- “My First Cookie Business.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2021, my.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-vtk/badge-booklet/Daisy_MyFirstCookieBusiness_BadgeBooklet.pdf. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
- Schroeder, Greta. Daisy the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.
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