New Exploremores™ Girl Scout Sandwich Cookie Joins Nationwide Lineup for 2026 Season
Taking after the classic chocolate treat, the new rocky road ice cream–inspired cookie captures the limitless spirit of exploration that drives Girl Scouts.
September 09, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, FL [9/9/25] — Today, Girl Scouts of Gateway 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 across the United States will offer the Exploremores cookie nationally, both online and in person at local booths, during the upcoming 2026 Girl Scout Cookie season alongside fan favorites like Thin Mints® and Caramel deLites®.
Each cookie season, girls push their limits, embrace challenges, think creatively and believe in their own potential. While earning skill-building badges such as the My First Cookie Business, My Cookie Customer and My Cookie Team badges, 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.
“The Girl Scout Cookie Program is so much more than selling cookies. It’s often a girl’s first step into entrepreneurship,” said Wendy Dordel, CEO of Girl Scouts Gateway Council. “With every goal she sets and every customer she meets, she’s building courage, confidence, and character that will last a lifetime. Each box of cookies represents a powerful investment in her future.”
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 cookie box sold, consumers are supporting Girl Scouts as they learn, grow and thrive through all of life’s adventures. Whether it’s building friendships and an appreciation for the outdoors during a week at resident camp, or sparking curiosity and a passion for STEM during a local program, proceeds from cookie sales stay local with Girl Scout councils and troops to help fund life-changing programs and experiences that prepare girls to build a better future for themselves, their community, and the world.
Girl Scout Cookie season begins 01/02/2026 and ends 03/15/2026.
Now is the perfect time to join Girl Scouts! Visit https://www.gsgateway.org/en/get-involved/join/attend-a-recruitment-event.html to discover how your girl can grow with Girl Scouts.
About Girl Scouts of Gateway Council:
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council serves more than 6,500 girls in 35 counties across northeast Florida. Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls learn valuable life skills that empower them to achieve their goals and become leaders in their communities.
For more information about Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, visit gsgateway.org, and for more information about the Girl Scout Cookie Program, visit https://www.gsgateway.org/en/cookies.html.
