Wednesday, January 05, 2000

Ohio Girls Scouts offer new cookie

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BY POLLY CAMPBELL
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Animal Treasures | ZOOM |

        Some things never change, but they may have variations. Girl Scout cookie time is here, as always. And this year, there's a new cookie.

        The Great Rivers Girl Scout Council, serving counties in Ohio and Indiana, has added Animal Treasures to its cookie list.

        These are big, square shortbreads, embossed with animals and dipped in chocolate. They're great-looking, with the lions, giraffes, pandas and other endangered animals in clear, crisp relief.

NAMES CHANGE

Among the five top-selling Girl Scout cookie varieties, Thin Mints is the only one with a common name in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.   The others:   • Caramel deLites (Samoas in Northern Kentucky).   • Shortbread (Trefoils in Kentucky).   • Peanut Better Sandwich (Do-Si-Dos in Kentucky).   • Peanut Butter Patties (Tagalongs in Kentucky).

        The shortbread is not especially buttery or rich — something like animal crackers, in fact. The other side is covered in thin chocolate. The overall effect, taste-wise, is like a Fudge Stripe cookie.

        New cookies are introduced every year or two by the Girl Scout council's cookie vendor, ABC Bakers, usually replacing a less-popular cookie, said Kimberly Danker, public relations director for Great Rivers Girl Scout Council.

        Ten-year-old Tara Niemeyer of Cheviot was last year's second top cookie seller for the council. She sold 2,032 boxes and hopes to sell 2,700 this year, aided by sales of Animal Treasures. She's already sampled the new cookies and thinks they'll sell well.

        “They were good,” Tara said. “It's like the old shortbread with fudge on the back. It has animals on the front. They're especially good for babies who like animal cookies. I know a little baby, my friend's sister, she would love them.”

        Animal Treasures are not being sold by the Licking Valley Girl Scout Council of Northern Kentucky, which has a different cookie vendor and selection.

        But there's no law against transporting cookies across state lines. So if you have a particular hankering for Striped Chocolate Chip cookies — not sold in Ohio or Indiana — you can go to Kentucky for them. If you must try the new animal cookies, find a Girl Scout in Ohio or Indiana to sell them to you. Both groups sell the five top-selling cookies, though they may call them by different names.

        All Girl Scout cookie selections are $2.50 a box. About two-thirds of the selling price of every box goes to support Girl Scouting regionally.

        Both councils begin cookie sales Friday, and girls will be taking orders door-to-door for the next few weeks.

        In February and March, you'll be able to buy cookies from booths at grocery stores and other locations.

        For information, call 489-1025 or 342-6263.

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