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How much do the girl scouts make on cookies?

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All girls who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program are eligible to earn the annual Cookie Activity pin. The pin recognizes the “5 Skills" girls learn and practice during the sale, and a differently colored pin can be earned each year. read more

Baking and transporting the cookie takes up 27 percent of the cost – or $1.08 of the $4 box. There are two Girl Scout Cookie bakers in the United States. Girl Scouts River Valleys works with Little Brownie Baker from Louisville, Ky. After paying to make the cookie, 21 percent ($0.84) goes straight back to the troop. read more

The Girl Scouts keep 73 percent of the profits from each box of cookies sold; the rest goes to one of the two bakeries that make the cookies. That means that for every $4 box of cookies sold, the Girl Scouts keep $2.92. read more

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