Ultimate GIRL SCOUT Cookie & Dupe Taste Test - 27 Boxes! -- ABC vs. Little Brownie Bakers

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  • Did you know that there are 2 different bakeries that supply cookies for the Girl Scouts and that their recipes are slightly different? Wonder no more -- I bought them all and combined them with a bunch of store-brand dupes for the ultimate #girlscoutcookies taste test. Big thanks to Lovely Oscar for inspiring this video and all of his research.đŸ™đŸŒ
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  • @Kristen242008
    @Kristen242008 Pƙed 4 lety +297

    My husband calls Girl Scouts his "dealers" LOL. He can't resist buying a box, or 4, of Thin Mints when he sees Girl Scouts......

    • @roefane2258
      @roefane2258 Pƙed 4 lety +26

      Kristen Long haha glad I’m not the only husband with some self control problems. He actually walked up to a stand of Girl Scouts and when they asked “how many boxes would you like sir?” He actually said “how many do you have?” The little Girl Scouts face was a bit confused.

    • @mihawk508
      @mihawk508 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Kristen Long your husband and I are kindred spirits

    • @tomrexer1
      @tomrexer1 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      And therefor I'm glad we don't have that here xD

    • @Dreadtheday
      @Dreadtheday Pƙed 4 lety +3

      We tell ourselves it is a charity... More like supporting my sugar addiction lol

    • @arieldanielle23
      @arieldanielle23 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      I finally got to get a box of cookies last month and it was really sweet seeing them try to work out the change from my $20 bill while their moms were gently coaching them.

  • @kristi2305
    @kristi2305 Pƙed 4 lety +220

    I worked in a private label food manufacturing facility. At the lower end stores, your Dollar Trees, etc. you are gonna find they are the same basic cookie. Perhaps a few very minor tweaks to the recipe or sometimes no tweaks. The cookie is mixed and baked and the only thing changing is the film to wrap the cookies and/or the box (Basically, just the packaging is different). The more expensive ones, Great Value, Kroger, etc) you will find they are very much like the name brand.
    A team of food scientists spent time and money reverse-engineering the recipe after countless lab tests and taste tests. You will get higher quality chocolate/real chocolate (watch out for the phrase - chocolate-flavored - that means there is not enough actual chocolate to advertise it as a such) better vanilla, etc. The recipes may also have more tweaks to make them slightly more individualized for the customer without getting too far from the name brand flavor. They are basically the name brand without the price.
    Why are they cheaper? Because you are paying for the advertising for the name brand. Remember, someone has to pay the person who animates the elves. When was the last time you saw a commercial just for a Great Value cookie? Never! The cookie may make an appearance in a commercial for Wal-Mart but it is not a commercial for the cookie. Wal-Mart advertises its stores as a total entity.

    • @iluvy00hx3
      @iluvy00hx3 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      Kristi Pavey interesting đŸ€”

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 Pƙed 4 lety +15

      I find with breakfast cereal this is especially true. The only one I havnt found to be identical is Cinnamon Toast Crunch, name brand is much better. Otherwise the bagged kind is the same

    • @kristi2305
      @kristi2305 Pƙed 4 lety +11

      @@skeetsmcgrew3282 There are some items that are that way. Either the food scientist couldn't get a near-perfect emulation without specialized equipment or they couldn't determine a way to make it at a cost they can significantly reduce. Some name brand companies will take a loss on the manufacturing cost of an item because it is considered a brand draw. Like, customers like that product so much they buy other products by the same company based on that one item. The cost/benefit analysis keeps the costly item on the shelf.

    • @DDios-ih9de
      @DDios-ih9de Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Yes thats true with many many foods and cosmetics Loreal is exactly the same as Lamcomb except for pkgs and sometimes scent
      Otherwise SAME except Loreal is much cheaper

    • @Minimojojoy
      @Minimojojoy Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Kristi Pavey That was awesome info, thank you!

  • @ZaxorVonSkyler
    @ZaxorVonSkyler Pƙed 4 lety +133

    After hearing hello fresh so many times in a row it starts sounding like hella fresh.

    • @JonniusAngelicus
      @JonniusAngelicus Pƙed 4 lety +10

      I actually wondered if that was the joke to begin with.

    • @poppetangel
      @poppetangel Pƙed 4 lety +3

      I read that as Hella Jeff and now I'm nostalgic for Homestuck.

    • @sammybabi
      @sammybabi Pƙed 3 lety

      I can never unhear it now 😆

  • @PinkiiDoesStuff
    @PinkiiDoesStuff Pƙed 4 lety +367

    My whole life my dad would stick Thin Mints in the freezer and I can’t eat them any other way. They’re so much better cold!

    • @ksawler2
      @ksawler2 Pƙed 4 lety +19

      I just heard about this and stuck them in the freezer! Haven't tried them yet but I'm pretty stoked

    • @opaljade98
      @opaljade98 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      My dad does the same thing!

    • @probablyanoldgod320
      @probablyanoldgod320 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      That's only way I eat them as well!

    • @No-hg1op
      @No-hg1op Pƙed 4 lety +18

      That's what we do as well! It was supposed to be a deterrent or make us forget but it just made them better

    • @Naedlj
      @Naedlj Pƙed 4 lety +7

      I love dipping mine in hot coffee until it melts the chocolate coating off and gets into the cookie! Then you have a delicious treat and a dessert coffee :)

  • @chipskylark172
    @chipskylark172 Pƙed 4 lety +355

    *In front of grocery store*
    Girl Scout- cookies!! Girl Scout cookies!!
    Emmy- oh yes I’ll take some
    Girl Scout-Great how many??
    *Emmy backs up pick up truck to the table*
    Just fill er up I’ll tell you when

    • @aliviaguynes1401
      @aliviaguynes1401 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Chip Skylark Lol that sounds like what Emmy would do.

    • @ShineHatfield
      @ShineHatfield Pƙed 4 lety +14

      When I was a Girl Scout, in 5th grade, my troop had a guy come to our stand and buy an entire case of Samoas. We were super happy. This was back when the were $3.50

    • @nodezsh
      @nodezsh Pƙed 4 lety +6

      @@ShineHatfield Samoas sounds like the kind that someone would just casually order the full display of.
      That and Thin Mints. But one does not just eat a whole box of mint flavored cookies in one sitting. Then again, caramel has a similar effect.
      What I'm saying is, that if Girl Scouts ever sold Thin Mints or Lemonades here in Chile, I'd take 20 each.I like lemon and orange candies particularly lemon-filled wafers, so I'm guessing I'd like the cookie as well. And I've had chocolate and mint filled biscuits before (ObsesiĂłn), so that'd be a no brainer.

    • @Angel_Billy4-30-23
      @Angel_Billy4-30-23 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Chip Skylark Hahaha, that's too funny because I can actually imagine Emmy doing that too, hahaha.

  • @gabbyy__
    @gabbyy__ Pƙed 4 lety +83

    COOKIES TIME STAMPS (just in case you wonder about a specific cookie):
    ✰Thin Mints: 3:42
    ✰Samoa/Caramel deLites: 8:47
    ✰Do-si-dos/ Peanut Butter Sandwich: 13:14
    ✰Tagalongs/Peanut Butter Patties 14:31
    ✰Lemonades/Lemon Ups: 18:10
    ✰Trefoils/Shortbread cookies: 20:48
    ✰Girl Scout S’mores: 21:51
    ✰Thanks-A-Lot/Toffee Tastic: 22:48
    You are welcome! Also, Lemonades are MY FAVORITE!!

    • @JMunny
      @JMunny Pƙed 4 lety

      Me too!!! such an underrated cookie. The troop in my area switched to the other bakers and lemon-ups are nowhere near as good in my opinion.

    • @ClanImprobable
      @ClanImprobable Pƙed rokem

      You wonder, thank you!

  • @BankruptMonkey
    @BankruptMonkey Pƙed 4 lety +61

    Ever since I found out the cookies were different depending on where you live, I've wondered what the differences were. Thank you for testing it out!

    • @PaigeA6741
      @PaigeA6741 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Out of The Hat I was the same! My home town area and where I live now use little brownie baker but my college town used ABC so it was fun to see the differences

  • @SwtLvlyLucy169
    @SwtLvlyLucy169 Pƙed 4 lety +70

    I always find myself rewatching emmy vids when I need to calm down and relax.

    • @callioscope
      @callioscope Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Luisa D Then you hit the jackpot today!

    • @ivysweets
      @ivysweets Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Me too! Very relaxing videos of things that bring me joy...FOOD! 😁

    • @kimaguirre3560
      @kimaguirre3560 Pƙed 4 lety

      same! 😊

    • @niktaylor5631
      @niktaylor5631 Pƙed 4 lety

      Luisa D currently having a mental break down and watching Emmy is always the first thing I do to calm myself down so it doesn’t escalate. Her videos really are therapeutic

    • @SwtLvlyLucy169
      @SwtLvlyLucy169 Pƙed 4 lety

      Nik Taylor
      Hey, Take a few deep breaths and close your eyes. Tell yourself you will be okayđŸ™đŸŒ
      I’ve been in your shoes and it passes okay.

  • @puppsmcgee74
    @puppsmcgee74 Pƙed 4 lety +31

    My daughter’s friend was selling GS cookies and we bought a buttload of them. When I was younger and lived in a different part of the state, our GS cookies were from Little Brownie Bakers. However, now our area is an ABC Bakery area, apparently. Samoas/Caramel deLites are my favorites but the Samoas taste better to me than the Caramel deLites. This whole video was fascinating to me. Thanks for tasting and analyzing all 8274875326785367 cookies for us! lol

  • @ellewelle8525
    @ellewelle8525 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    When I was a kid, the thin mint cookie was a chocolate cookie with a white layer of mint on top, similar to York peppermint patty filling. The entire cookie was then covered in chocolate. The mint flavor was only in the white layer. You could actually lick the mint layer off the cookie! It was so good.

    • @jacquipomeranski3508
      @jacquipomeranski3508 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Those are the ones i remember too!

    • @lmaree200886
      @lmaree200886 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      In Australia we have our own version of those made by Arnott's (the makers of Tim Tams). Dark chocolate, mint cream and a thin chocolate biscuit (not really called cookies here unless its choc chip).

  • @AneesaH.
    @AneesaH. Pƙed 4 lety +120

    Girl Scouts: “This means war”

  • @forest_green
    @forest_green Pƙed 4 lety +4

    My daughter is a Spark (5-7 year old age group in Girl Guides of Canada) and I'm so proud of her. I don't think Girl Guide cookies are as good or as varied as Girl Scout cookies but I'm so happy to be a parent of a little girl continuing this long long tradition of a community of smart, strong girls.

  • @Livlocalmartian
    @Livlocalmartian Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Fruit loops and Fruity Pebbles are lemon lime cereals! I found this out when I got curious about the flavor of Captain Crunch Berries(which is strawberry FYI!). Listed in the ingredients of Fruit Loops and Fruity Pebbles, it has “citrus flavoring”.

  • @Genna.K
    @Genna.K Pƙed 4 lety +85

    Imagine coming into the kitchen and your mom just taste test 27 boxes of cookies! 😁

    • @gunfuego
      @gunfuego Pƙed 4 lety +4

      I'd be diabetic in .02 seconds....

    • @Dreadtheday
      @Dreadtheday Pƙed 4 lety +6

      .....And Shes high on caramelized sugar and butter. Mom can I ha...... "You may have 1"

    • @user1name1here
      @user1name1here Pƙed 4 lety +2

      dreadthedays says “1 from each box ok. Thanks mom” 😉

  • @skeetsmcgrew3282
    @skeetsmcgrew3282 Pƙed 4 lety +71

    Emmy's kid: Mom can I have a cookie?
    Emmy: No! This is for science! Scoot!!

    • @ouranhshc100
      @ouranhshc100 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Best comment here 😂
      I'm over here cackling đŸ€­

    • @arieldanielle23
      @arieldanielle23 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      I absolutely believe that Emmy tells her boys to "scoot" lol

  • @naseema3536
    @naseema3536 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    I went to the scouts when I was a child, but i come from Switzerland and here when we sold cookies we always made them ourselves, we also distributed self made bread on Sundays sometimes. It's interesting to see the differences of scouts in different countries. Also we only baked cookies once a year, around Christmas. We sold them on the market, we didn't go from house to house.

  • @cutetimesinfinity3368
    @cutetimesinfinity3368 Pƙed 4 lety +130

    The Great Value brand Samoas and Thin Mints are delicious. Walmart did an excellent job with their knockoffs. And the price is insane.

    • @groovygirl2408
      @groovygirl2408 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Yes they are so good.

    • @scrapperk8399
      @scrapperk8399 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      J. Wilde And I can get them year-round!

    • @csmith2005
      @csmith2005 Pƙed 4 lety +11

      Yes, I was gonna say exactly that. Blasphemous, I know, but I believe the Walmart thin mints are superior to the GS ones. They freeze better, and they're just better overall but I only have access to the Little Brownie Baker version of the thin mints so I could be biased. The ABC ones sound lovely.

    • @kitschro
      @kitschro Pƙed 4 lety +5

      I like their version of the Tagalongs, even though they have a chocolate cookie base

    • @jennsutherland8608
      @jennsutherland8608 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Have you ever tried the Dollar General brand ? They are delicious and under $2 a box and I know they have copies of the samoas and thin mints and the peanut butter ones and the lemon ones

  • @Cadenzal
    @Cadenzal Pƙed 4 lety +9

    When I was a girlscout we sold from LBB, but I feel lucky to live in a place with ABC bakers because they have several vegan options! My favourites are the thanks-a-lots, though my local girlscout troupe told me theyre being discontinued this year 😔

  • @lindeyc9184
    @lindeyc9184 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    I bought a box of lemon ups this year and didn’t realize they were different from lemonades. I was so disappointed once I realized it because the lemonade icing is so perfect in the lemonades

  • @alikatplans8634
    @alikatplans8634 Pƙed 4 lety +27

    The most important thing that I learned from my bestie, the girl scout, was that LBB uses the same peanut butter as Reese's in their Tagalongs. Which are my FAVORITE

  • @nathanhittle9457
    @nathanhittle9457 Pƙed 4 lety +12

    My favs are:
    1. Peanut Butter Patties
    2. Thin Mints
    3. Lemonades

  • @Merbuggy1610
    @Merbuggy1610 Pƙed 4 lety +26

    I bought from a different troop this year. I wondered why my Samoas seemed different!!!

  • @ashleyk1604
    @ashleyk1604 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Both companies provided cookies to my troop over the years. I grew up on Little Brownie Bakers, but my last few years were ABC. I love them all!

  • @timhutchinson8485
    @timhutchinson8485 Pƙed 4 lety +62

    Dr. Emmy, Cookieologist.

  • @jayaitch88
    @jayaitch88 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Of course you made a spreadsheet! You’re so dedicated Emmy. This is one of the many MANY reasons we love you so much 💕

  • @nadynemotherofcatz
    @nadynemotherofcatz Pƙed 4 lety +21

    Try putting Thin Mints in the freezer, amazing!

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    @bucknasty176 Pƙed 4 lety +16

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  • @andrewflashchannelgibbs5384
    @andrewflashchannelgibbs5384 Pƙed 4 lety +32

    Even Vector never bought that many Girl Scout cookies! đŸ€Ł

  • @annalgam
    @annalgam Pƙed 4 lety +16

    My favorite thin mint dupe is the Back to Nature Fudge Mint Cookies. I find that the cookie is crunchier which I prefer over the Girl Scouts thin mints I can find in my area.

  • @SamKosel
    @SamKosel Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Actually, if you need a girl scout fix, find your local office because they usually have them outside of the season. Support the girl scouts all year round! 😁 They don’t sell from the office during cookie season. I used to work across the street from our local office and my office would send me over to get the goods!!

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    @jenniferliu7586 Pƙed 4 lety +45

    Emmy is the only channel that doesn’t overreact to corona virus.

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      @LurkingSpider420 Pƙed 4 lety

      Right? I’m literally terrified as it’s even closer to my area and this channel calms me down so much 👏

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      @matthewanderson1916 Pƙed 4 lety

      crĂšmepie im in georgia and my school is closed for at least a week

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      @breel4769 Pƙed 4 lety

      Daniel Mapache I live in Seattle đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł hows that for close 😂

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      @jenniferliu7586 Pƙed 4 lety

      crùmepie I’m actually from the east west, but my college is closed.

  • @Ari-ce7uj
    @Ari-ce7uj Pƙed 4 lety +10

    In a time of panic, Emmy’s voice really soothe and calms me :)
    Thank you for this lovely video!

  • @KC-ud7ko
    @KC-ud7ko Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Wow! I was a girl Scout way back in the day and my daughter was one a few years back and I never knew there were different makers of the cookies.

  • @SachaDoesPortuguese
    @SachaDoesPortuguese Pƙed 4 lety +8

    The generics that seemed like it are probably indeed the exact same thing, just with different packaging! Outsourcing the product to a third-party producer is one of the ways they're able to save costs on generic goods, so a lot of the times factories will do a run for one brand and simply change the packaging/labeling for the same product for another brand immediately thereafter. If the info of where they're sourced from is available on the packaging (in Europe, you get at least the corporate location), you might find that the production company is the same!

  • @danmccarthy4700
    @danmccarthy4700 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    You have the best job on the planet!
    Also, it was such a comfort to see the Girl Scouts selling outside the store I went to today, with all the craziness going on right now. I couldn't help but indulge in a few boxes.

  • @bittersweetinsanity
    @bittersweetinsanity Pƙed 4 lety +4

    In my kid's council cookies (ABC) are $4 per box and we offer $6 shipping on 5 to 12 packages! You gotta have our [superior] thin mints and lemonades!

  • @CanDoo321
    @CanDoo321 Pƙed 4 lety +7

    I am a longtime fan, thank you for the years of entertainment.

  • @OriginalAcefanatic
    @OriginalAcefanatic Pƙed 4 lety +11

    As far as I’m concerned, there is NEVER enough mint flavor in things that are mint flavored. I LOVE MINT!!!!

  • @ShineHatfield
    @ShineHatfield Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Growing up in New Hampshire, I was shocked when I learned that Girl Scouts was changing the name of the Samoas to Caramel DeLites, but I was confused when the box never changed. Now I know that NH supplies the Little Brownie Baker brand hahaha Funny how I grew up at 7 minute drive from Massachusetts, but still only encountered Samoas and Do-Si-Dos, rather than the other names. I live in San Francisco now and they sell Little Brownie Baker cookies, too.

  • @jabiebabie4563
    @jabiebabie4563 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    YOURE TELLING ME THE THANKS A LOT STILL EXISTS. I HAVENT HAD THOSE IN MY REGION FOR YEARS AND I WAS A GIRL SCOUT UNTIL I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL OMGKAKCJSJC I MISS THEM SO MUCH

  • @davefsmith6040
    @davefsmith6040 Pƙed 4 lety +21

    If I remember, Grasshoppers are Milk Chocolate while GS Cookies are Dark Chocolate.

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    @aronraposa Pƙed 4 lety +78

    The world is ending and it’s making me anxious, however, emmy can literally calm me down wtf haha

    • @shuou2794
      @shuou2794 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      What do you mean the world's ending

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      Don't worry as long as you have more than like three antibodies you're fine

    • @gneepgnarp
      @gneepgnarp Pƙed 4 lety

      @@shuou2794 cuz of coronavirus

    • @RGABodyBag
      @RGABodyBag Pƙed 4 lety +17

      It’s not even anywhere near as bad as Influenza. Last year 20,000 people died just in the USA from the FLU. The media is just blowing it out of proportion to try to cause panic.

    • @Dlwr47
      @Dlwr47 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      Don't feed into the mass mentality and hysteria. Obtain the scientific facts, put it into perspective and think for yourself. The media always sensationalises things to make it worse than it is :)

  • @appieclnnamon
    @appieclnnamon Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Im a keebler grasshoppers fanatic. They taste like thin mints tasted in the memories of my childhood!
    I do wish they were dark chocolate coated, but the texture and concentration of mintiness feels right. Current thin mints are weirdly soft and crumble like dust!

  • @brynnstephens6404
    @brynnstephens6404 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    My favorite cookie had a 1-year run. Mango creams. They were excellent, Hawaii in a box.

  • @IonIsFalling7217
    @IonIsFalling7217 Pƙed 4 lety +31

    You’re making me feel like I’ve been missing out in those ABC cookies my whole life. Everywhere I’ve lived (CO, KY, WA, AK, WY) they’ve been the LBB kinds!

    • @BethRazz
      @BethRazz Pƙed 4 lety

      They're both Girl Scout brand cookies though? I was a lil confused about that.

    • @BethRazz
      @BethRazz Pƙed 4 lety +1

      My area def has only had the LBB kind tho.

    • @ambershaw374
      @ambershaw374 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      LBB are the best!! My daughter sells in Oregon so I'm biased lol but our S'mores omg! Especially if u heat them in the microwave

    • @Kristen242008
      @Kristen242008 Pƙed 4 lety

      Wisconsin has the ABC cookies. If you're ever up here during cookie season, they are usually stationed outside of Walmart.

    • @piesusan17
      @piesusan17 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      I can't imagine a mintier thin mint.

  • @Tsubakigirl
    @Tsubakigirl Pƙed 4 lety +6

    There's no girl cookies where I live. I was super excited to find some dupes at Walmart! I remembered your first video while choosing the flavor and Thin Mints is a total win for me!

    • @csmith2005
      @csmith2005 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      The Walmart thin mints in my opinion are better than the originals :s at least the LBB versions.

    • @Tsubakigirl
      @Tsubakigirl Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@csmith2005 For real? What a surprise! I don't have other brands to compare. I'll stick whit them!

  • @kyivstuff
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    Your voice is like a gentle intelligent fun brook. It’s so soothingly refreshing and warm.

  • @Kthree1995
    @Kthree1995 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    As a former professional Girl Scout (Communication Director, Michigan Metro Council) I can tell you more about cookies than you need to know! GSUSA requires the bakers to make a Thin Mint, Shortbread, and peanut butter sandwich. The bakers, however have watched the sales and, of course, have copied each other for popularity. The cost of the cookies is set by each Girl Scout Council. How they divide up that varies from Council to Council. First, the cost of the cookie is cared for, then the Council determines how much the troop itself gets. People often complain about the price of the cookies, but the Girl Scout Cookie program is not about putting cookies in the hands of the public, it's a teaching opportunity for girls. Girls are encouraged to set goals, create a business plan, learn about marketing, and cash management. If you buy a package of Girl Scout Cookies, be sure to ask the girl selling them what her goal is for the cookie program. One troop in Detroit sold enough cookies to take their entire Senior Girl Scout trip to Egypt. It's an important program for Girl Scouts. No complaining about cost! If you want to just buy cookies, go to the Dollar Store. If you want to support girls and their Entrepreneurial spirit, buy from a Girl Scout.

  • @Inamichan
    @Inamichan Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Thhiiiinnn mints 😭😭😭😍😍
    The scouts around me do the little brownie bakers but now I want to try the ABC ones.

    • @emmymade
      @emmymade  Pƙed 4 lety

      They're the best.

    • @missmaurie1
      @missmaurie1 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      We have ABC but now I want the LBB s’mores cookie!

  • @loriferlulu
    @loriferlulu Pƙed 4 lety +20

    My favorites were the savannah smiles, but they were retired this year. I’m so sad! 😞

    • @larrianncurtis8078
      @larrianncurtis8078 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @TEAPLEASE A unforseen problem was with the name of that cookie. There is an "adult" "actress" with that name. The cookies were pretty good, though.

    • @JennaiM
      @JennaiM Pƙed 4 lety +1

      That was my favorite cookie too 😔đŸ„ș

    • @purplepuffs2095
      @purplepuffs2095 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@larrianncurtis8078 Who had the name first? If it was the cookie, they could bring all that up in court.

    • @larrianncurtis8078
      @larrianncurtis8078 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@purplepuffs2095 Sadly - I believe it was the porn-star. You can just look up "Savannah Smiles". There wasn't really a legal issue, though, the Girl Scouts don't want or need even a hint of that association.

  • @carly5380
    @carly5380 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Signature Select also has a Grasshopper dupe for Thin Mints although they’re much bigger. They’re very good (and vegan like Thin Mints)!

    • @scrapperk8399
      @scrapperk8399 Pƙed 4 lety

      Carly This is probably the “dupe” I’ve purchased the most! In fact, I haven’t purchased the GS version recently because the price is so high.

  • @chinchillahats4907
    @chinchillahats4907 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thank you for all you teach us Emmy💕 I found your channel a few years back. I was the video where you talked about century eggs and how they are and prepared. I learned so much from that video. I’m so happy that you teach people about food, why people ate/eat them, and what the food means to them. So thank you 😊

  • @cupcakexlindsay
    @cupcakexlindsay Pƙed 4 lety +15

    The lemonades are my favorite! I’ve had the lemon slice ones. Ugh SO GOOD. I didn’t know they had a dupe for those! I need to find them!
    What store sells those?

    • @asiyah9
      @asiyah9 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Signature select is from Albertsons so any of these stores: Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs.

  • @roddob3389
    @roddob3389 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I just tried Do-Si-dos for the first time this Girl Scout season and I was surprised to find they are essentially expensive Nutter Butters. Lol! Also, Keebler's "Grasshoppers" are a fairly good Thin Mint replacement. Those cookies are also bigger in size than regular Thin Mints.
    EDIT: Ah, the grasshoppers!

  • @FirefliesInJars
    @FirefliesInJars Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Pro tip from a previous Girl Scout camp counselor, the Thanks a lots are GREAT for making s’mores. We used them at camp all of the time.

  • @ambarsantacruz7791
    @ambarsantacruz7791 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    I love videos like this Emmy! trying the same product but for different brands

  • @frogonmytoe2946
    @frogonmytoe2946 Pƙed 4 lety +10

    “Studded with little rhombuses”. Emmy is the best. 💓

  • @smashcode10
    @smashcode10 Pƙed 4 lety +76

    No joke, once i open the packets i would'nt be able to hold myself back especially the mints :/

    • @giannasawyer7466
      @giannasawyer7466 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      smashcode we have knockoff ones at my job dollar tree n I try to nvr buy any bc I wanna eat the whole box

    • @Maisygirl1974
      @Maisygirl1974 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      The Thin Mints are crack, I tell you. Even more so when kept in the freezer. We also put ice cream between two Thin Mint cookies for a yummy little minty ice cream sammich. Crack......

    • @ohmbug10
      @ohmbug10 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@Maisygirl1974 And those evil little girls with their cute little toothless smiles selling people the only substance more addictive than crack... bwahaha...me walking away with 2 boxes of me precious...nom nom nom...evil evil little girls.😂

    • @smashcode10
      @smashcode10 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      @@giannasawyer7466 Haha, im from australia so i dont have any here, but Mint is by far my favourite Flavour. Similar ones and other types i've bought here and i have the same problem lol! They dont last long when i see them.

  • @johnhannibalsmith1607
    @johnhannibalsmith1607 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Wow. I feel like I've been looking forward to this video for forever!!! It didn't disappoint. 👍😁

  • @alexgarza2165
    @alexgarza2165 Pƙed 4 lety

    I’ve been WAITING for this video. Thank you!

  • @devodavis6747
    @devodavis6747 Pƙed 4 lety +139

    I *can't* be the only person watching that's thinking *"WHERE'S THE MILK??*
    All these delicious đŸȘ đŸȘ đŸȘ and you had to eat 'em dry? Ouch!

    • @Moona1966
      @Moona1966 Pƙed 4 lety +24

      I was thinking more along the lines of a nice, hot cup of coffee! Would have gone a long way to calming her poor tummy, as well.

    • @kyivstuff
      @kyivstuff Pƙed 4 lety +9

      Tea! Only a nice big cup of green tea would suit!

    • @the_real_littlepinkhousefly
      @the_real_littlepinkhousefly Pƙed 4 lety +21

      Emmy is lactose intolerant. Milk is not a good idea for her.

    • @AbsolutelyAmel
      @AbsolutelyAmel Pƙed 4 lety +3

      yes please reshoot but with milk

    • @the_real_littlepinkhousefly
      @the_real_littlepinkhousefly Pƙed 4 lety +8

      @@AbsolutelyAmel Milk makes Emmy sick.

  • @lindeehopkins6439
    @lindeehopkins6439 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    What the heck??? Closed caption said, " Good ass yes..."???? Made me lololololol

  • @TheHBSeamstress
    @TheHBSeamstress Pƙed 4 lety

    I love watching you tast things. 😊 You describe the taste so well.

  • @harleydhm
    @harleydhm Pƙed 4 lety +21

    Connecticut is Little Brownie Baker's. As a former Girl Scout, Tagalongs are the best in my book

    • @1laurelei1
      @1laurelei1 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Came here to say just this about the Tagalongs. I ❀ PB and Chocolate.

    • @StargazerDog
      @StargazerDog Pƙed 4 lety

      I miss Savannah smiles!!

    • @StargazerDog
      @StargazerDog Pƙed 4 lety

      And the dulce de leche

  • @alicerose512
    @alicerose512 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    I've had a really bad week that's had me crying for hours but Emmy always makes me feel better.

    • @emmymade
      @emmymade  Pƙed 4 lety +5

      I'm glad you're feeling better.

    • @alicerose512
      @alicerose512 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Even better now!! Thank you so much

    • @lynnwilhoite6194
      @lynnwilhoite6194 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@alicerose512 Well, this short comment thread brought tears to my eyes, it was so sweet.

    • @alicerose512
      @alicerose512 Pƙed 4 lety

      ​@@lynnwilhoite6194 aw, thank you! Honestly I cried too- it made my day

  • @alltheday
    @alltheday Pƙed 4 lety +30

    The sound effects in these past few videos... I'm ⚰

    • @coolness06
      @coolness06 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      All the little voices!!! đŸ€Ł

  • @Homemademamas
    @Homemademamas Pƙed 4 lety

    I’m learning so much! I want to try all of the comparisons!

  • @janicewong7535
    @janicewong7535 Pƙed 4 lety

    Omg I’ve been waiting for this since you first showed us sneak peaks ❀❀❀

  • @shanna9579
    @shanna9579 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I've been waiting for this video after being teased for so long!

  • @meaganwallwork5395
    @meaganwallwork5395 Pƙed 4 lety +25

    I remember cookie season was my least favorite thing about girl scouts. Standing outside a store early on a Saturday morning at the end of winter. So cold and miserable. Please buy from Girl Scouts during cookie season not off brands they deserve it.

    • @wormcowboy
      @wormcowboy Pƙed 4 lety +2

      And if the kids don’t sell all the cookies you gotta pay out of pocket for all leftovers

  • @UrbanHomesteadMomma
    @UrbanHomesteadMomma Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Wow so many flavours! In Canada the Girl Guides only have 2 kinds of cookies... chocolate mint and chocolate/vanilla sandwiches cookies

  • @melinaz3385
    @melinaz3385 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thank you for the cookie comparison! I love the coconut ones!

  • @andrewzimmernisgross
    @andrewzimmernisgross Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Emmy, I can’t even tellllll you the disappointment I felt when I bit into one of those thin mint style cookies from The Dollar Tree. Cursed day. Also Shaw’s is Safeway/Von’s on the west coast, I’ve lived that signature select life 😂

  • @scrapperk8399
    @scrapperk8399 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Finally! I’ve discovered that the only bad thing about following Emmy’s Instagram is that I become incredibly impatient for the teased content!!! 💕

  • @amugdaleart
    @amugdaleart Pƙed 4 lety

    in time for bed! your videos help me get to sleep and relax me, also get my mind off the panic from this pandemic :) thank you emmy

  • @kas7615
    @kas7615 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    I always thought the thanks-a-lots were so cool because they had different languages. We also used to use them to make s’mores because the chocolate is built in!!

  • @cartiaking3377
    @cartiaking3377 Pƙed 4 lety +79

    we don’t have girl scout cookies where i am, but i really want to try them :(

    • @melissab5612
      @melissab5612 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      Can you order them online?

    • @JenniferMcMahonhawaii78
      @JenniferMcMahonhawaii78 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      You can buy them on Amazon.

    • @cartiaking3377
      @cartiaking3377 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      probably are online, but all out of stock

    • @vibrantpixeIs
      @vibrantpixeIs Pƙed 4 lety +8

      you can find girl scout smart cookies direct ship links if you just search for them! i used this young lady's link a few days ago! (they are ABC bakery if you're curious)
      app.abcsmartcookies.com/#/shopify-landing/ceba6f75-d41f-4249-8a69-22f692571042
      edit: you have to order by march 15th btw!

    • @sborrelli7
      @sborrelli7 Pƙed 4 lety

      How sad 😱

  • @ZaxorVonSkyler
    @ZaxorVonSkyler Pƙed 4 lety +6

    23:00 Toffee-tastic is the only girl scout cookie I buy because it's the only gluten free one I like. Glad you like them too!

  • @anaiduwhiteley
    @anaiduwhiteley Pƙed 4 lety

    Signature select is also the store brand Safeway/Albertsons too! I just bought those two days ago since I missed the Girl Scout sales due to the virus. Excited to try!!

  • @PaulMab9
    @PaulMab9 Pƙed 4 lety

    I’ve been excited for this one!

  • @pie46733
    @pie46733 Pƙed 4 lety +21

    Someone's local Troop must love them lol.

  • @leannemayor5755
    @leannemayor5755 Pƙed 4 lety +11

    I have this question when I watch Emmy taste test. Clearly she can’t eat all the cookies before they go stale ,so my question is ,does she pressure seal them into bags so not to waste food or does she give the excess away to family and friends ? I’d love to know. I do love Emmy so no crappola in the comments please .i am just curious xo

    • @paulagallant
      @paulagallant Pƙed 4 lety +5

      She share's stuff with her friend's, neighbour's etc. :)

    • @tomrexer1
      @tomrexer1 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Well,yes:3! She give them away to friends and family^-^
      You could watch her Q&A for more info or better details 💜

    • @leannemayor5755
      @leannemayor5755 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Thank you I just wondered

    • @cmanlovespancakes
      @cmanlovespancakes Pƙed 4 lety +3

      She has two kids and a husband so I am sure they help out.

    • @emmymade
      @emmymade  Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Like Paula said I share the leftovers from my videos with friends and neighbors, and this one was no different. Give thanks to break rooms. đŸ™đŸŒ

  • @daniireland1985
    @daniireland1985 Pƙed 4 lety

    I just watched a great lady eat cookies for almost 30 minutes. How do you make half an hour of cookies so entertaining and scientific?? I want to say, what am i doing with my life, but that would hint that im ashamed. Im sooooooo not ashamed. Keep em coming emmy.

    • @emmymade
      @emmymade  Pƙed 4 lety

      Yay!!! đŸȘđŸȘđŸȘ

  • @DocCokie
    @DocCokie Pƙed 3 lety

    SO many cookies!! đŸȘ Thanks Emmy! That was fun! ❀

  • @MarisaCohenBeauty
    @MarisaCohenBeauty Pƙed 4 lety +66

    Me: *sees Girl Scout cookies*
    Little girl: “hello! Would you like to buy-“
    Also me: JUST TAKE MY MONEY đŸ’”

  • @NeelTheSphynx
    @NeelTheSphynx Pƙed 4 lety +22

    So the knockoffs have decided that the ABC brand is the definitive cookie.
    Tagalongs will still forever be my favorite!

    • @aoneal0603
      @aoneal0603 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      I think it’s important to note she bought the knock off in her local area which is the ABC area. I can attest that the knockoffs in my local stores are similar to LBB. I find that very Interesting.

  • @GreyGaymer
    @GreyGaymer Pƙed 4 lety

    I have NEVER seen those Teal Toffee Tastic ones before, I love the idea of that!! My faves were an older Lemon one called "Lemon Chateaus" which was a sandwich cookie with Lemon Cream! Very nice! Then there were uh... Lemon Smiles as well?? Miss those. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @relaxasmr6832
    @relaxasmr6832 Pƙed 4 lety

    Awesome video Emmy !

  • @viktrois
    @viktrois Pƙed 4 lety +7

    i’m upset bc samoa’s are my favorite and i’ve been wondering why caramel delites don’t smack like samoa’s do. turns out they sell caramel delites in my section of california but just 50 miles north they sell samoa’s 😭😭

  • @msgigglesbaby
    @msgigglesbaby Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I knew something was off when I tasted the thin mints!
    This WHOLE TIME they're recipes were baked in two different bakery's!?
    I feel bamboozled,hoodwinked,betrayed, lied too, deceived, tricked,cheated,duped,fooled....😭😭😭

  • @gryphonshire
    @gryphonshire Pƙed 4 lety

    If I ate that many cookies, I'd be in a coma! And, I don't even have diabetes....
    I love the Girl Scout Thin Mints, but lately I've become addicted to Oreo Thin Mint cookies.
    Thanks, Emmy, for risking your health doing these taste tests for your many fans!

  • @cottonwoodbazaar941
    @cottonwoodbazaar941 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thanks for sharing! Love your video's!

  • @christinec.4369
    @christinec.4369 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    You actually switched the brands on the Shortbread/Trefoils ones!! Just wanted to let you know, so when you said ABC won, it was actually LBB!! ❀

    • @seisage
      @seisage Pƙed 3 lety

      Thank you! I thought I was going crazy when she said what brands each of the cookies were. Having grown up in LBB territory my whole life, I was thinking: "wait I don't remember trefoils not having holes..."

  • @quenepacrossing4675
    @quenepacrossing4675 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    that gave me a stomach ache just by watching it! i hope you're okay emmy! very informative and interesting tho

  • @81EIL
    @81EIL Pƙed 4 lety

    I got excited at the spreadsheet!!

  • @emi.lastname
    @emi.lastname Pƙed 4 lety +2

    LOVE the Benton ones from ALDI! I’ve had them side by side with Caramel De-Lites and they are better!

  • @kitschro
    @kitschro Pƙed 4 lety +3

    when I was in the Girl Scouts in the 80's, my scout council actually got the cookies from the Murray Biscuit bakery company in Georgia. unfortunately, they are no longer in business, so they use one of the others now. Not sure which one, though. I live on the boundary of two councils, and depending on which council the scout belongs to, they get the cookies from a different baker.
    The Samoas and Tagalongs used to be slightly larger back then. Nowadays for my year-round fixes, I like the Walmart store brand for the Thin Mints, Caramel Delights, and Tagalongs (the Walmart version of Tagalongs have a chocolate cookie like the Signature Select, though).

  • @iginakay
    @iginakay Pƙed 4 lety +5

    If I remember correctly, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree have the same parent company.

    • @krazyktex1
      @krazyktex1 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Midwest s out here too. 50s tho

  • @nicolefields5917
    @nicolefields5917 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thanks to your gut for taking one for the team! I enjoyed watching this one!

  • @Wuppetwoman1
    @Wuppetwoman1 Pƙed 4 lety

    You are a master at description... I can almost taste each item you sample!!