Girl Scout Cookies, the beloved snacks with Philadelphia origins, have returned for 2025, but two flavors will be retired after this year, writes Emily Bloch for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

From January to April for over a century, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America hold their national cookie fundraising campaign.

“It’s not only a fundraiser, but it’s a real leadership program for girls, and I say that with confidence because I’ve seen Girl Scouts grow as young kindergartners through this program,” said Kim E. Fraites-Dow, the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.

The Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia Council is among the originators of the tradition. In 1933, the group baked cookies and sold them throughout the city. The following year, the Greater Philadelphia troop became the first council to start selling commercially baked cookies.

The cookies originally commissioned to raise funds for Camp Indian Run in Chester County eventually became the signature Trefoil cookies – a vanilla cookie featuring the Girl Scout logo.

A historical marker at 1401 Arch Street commemorates Girl Scout Cookies and their origins.

The two flavor that are leaving this year are S’mores and Toast-Yay! cookies.

Read more about Girl Scout Cookies in The Philadelphia Inquirer.