It’s that time…

Yeah, it’s Girl Scout Cookie time.  And I’m the proud mama of two Girl Scouts. 

Now I’m not going to get into whether or not Girl Scout cookies are a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.   They are simply a thing.  A fact of my life as a mom of girls.  They are also a relatively tasty thing.  And if there’s no escaping it (there’s not–just try to evade the Girl Scouts when cookie sales are happening), it might as well be tasty.

I have a particular appreciation for their tastiness as I usually end up buying everything my kids can’t sell.  I’ll probably end up eating at least three boxes of each flavor, so let’s cut straight to the chase.  Exactly how tasty are these babies?

I’m so glad you asked.  Here they are, ranked (in my humble, road-tested opinion) from worst to best: 

Thin Mints.  These are essentially a chocolate-dipped mint-flavored chocolate cracker. People love these with a burning passion but I just don’t get it.  I mean, I respect others’ right to dissent but speaking for myself personally?  If it smacks of toothpaste, I don’t want it for dessert. I just don’t.  I don’t care how much chocolate you throw at it.

Savannah Smiles. Okay, so these aren’t  bad.  There’s nothing wrong with them.  They’re lemon-shortbread crescents dusted with powdered sugar.  They’re fine.  But they’re new in the past couple of years & I like my cookies with a little tradition on them.  But I’ll be honest–without chocolate OR caramel, they’re starting at a disadvantage.  

Trefoils:  These are your shortbread classics, shaped like the girl scout seal.  If I had a big bowl of ice cream & nothing to put on it, I’d settle for trefoils but I wouldn’t be excited about it.  

Do-Si-Dos:  Your peanut butter sandwich cookie.  Definitely a contender.  Love that nutty, granola-y texture, & peanut butter is a big favorite of mine.  Crumble these over a bowl of vanilla ice cream & now you’re talking. 

Samoas:  Now these are truly a treat.  It’s a shortbread ring, covered in caramel & coconut, then drizzled with chocolate.  That’s the holy trinity of Cs right there, people–chocolate, coconut AND caramel.  Please, thank you, amen.  So why aren’t these at the top of my list?  Because in my perfect world, dessert is frozen.  And when you freeze caramel it turns into a tooth-chipping heart break.  So, sorry, Samoas.  You get the silver.  Next?

Tagalongs:  Now this is the perfect cookie.  It’s a shortbread patty, covered in a layer of peanut butter.  Then the whole thing is dipped in chocolate.  They’re delightful on their own, of course, but throw these babies in the freezer?  They get exponentially better.  Now chop ‘em up & throw them on a big bowl of vanilla ice cream & you’ve just scooped yourself a dish of heaven. 

And guess what ONE VARIETY of cookie my girls managed to sell every single box of? 

That’s right.  Tagalongs.  

You know what we’re up to our eyeballs in?  

Thin Mints. 

I could just cry.

So tell me, are you a fan of Girl Scout cookies?  What’s your favorite & why?