(Year 1 – Brownie Cookie Business Badge)
Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

- Buy the Official Badge
Buy a Mini Fun Patch
Released in 2021.
Replaced Meet My Customers 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, a sales goal, and how to handle customers.
Activity Choices
- Step 1: Pick one Cookie Facts activity.
- Step 2: Pick one Set Goals activity.
- Step 3: Pick one Customer Reach activity.
- Step 4: Pick one Money Facts activity.
- Step 5: Pick either one Customer Practice or one Pitches activity.
See also:
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Meeting plans to earn as a troop?
- (1) 90 Min Mtg – Basic Meeting Plan by The Badge Archive
- Buy (1) Mtg Printable on Teachers Pay Teachers from Leadership Made Simple
How to earn individually?
- None Currently Available.
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Our Summary* of Requirements:
- Know the different kinds of cookies.
- Make a goal on what to spend cookie money on.
- List who you can sell to.
- Practice making change.
- Practice what you say to customers.
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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 and goes on the troop number side of the vest – Click Here to see Brownie diagrams and details on where to place it or sash placement.
GSUSA Information and Details
There are three steps needed to complete this badge, found on the Girl Scout Shop description or searching the GSUSA Badge Explorer. There is information on the official requirements that can be found on the Scout’s Honor Wiki.
Printed Booklets
Booklet and VTK Information(Coming Soon)- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet
Click to Expand → Other GSUSA Official Resources
- GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for (2) 90 Min Mtgs
- Mtg 1: Flash Cards OR Detective OR Make Notebooks AND Target OR Cheer OR Goal Stick
- Mtg 2: Customer Video OR Customer List OR Community Map AND Cookie Booth Role-Play OR Cookie Calculator OR Online Practice AND Pitch Practice OR Customer Video OR Thank You Cards
- PDF Resources available on VTK:
- Brownie Cookie Glossary
- Digital Marketing Tips for Cookie Entrepreneurs
- Get Creative
- Pitch Pointers
- Tell Your Customer
Click to Expand → Other Non-GSUSA Resources
- None Currently Available.
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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.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : My Cookie Customers 1.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : My Cookie Customers 2.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Roberts, Rachel. Brownie the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.
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