Girl Scout Cookie Weekend starts Saturday. Here's where to buy cookies in Springfield

Greta Cross, Springfield News-Leader
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The Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland are gearing up for the busiest time of the year: National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend.

The 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season launched in early January, but the nationwide weekend, Feb. 16-18, provides consumers with a better opportunity to purchase from Scouts in person. The season runs through April.

Where will Girl Scouts be selling cookies in the Springfield area this weekend?

  • Bass Pro Shops: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Wonders of Wildlife: 8 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17

  • Hy-Vee on Battlefield Road: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart at 3315 S. Campbell Ave.: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart at 3520 W. Sunshine St.: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart at 1923 E. Kearney St.: noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart at 3150 W. Republic Road: 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart Neighborhood Market at 1320 S. Glenstone Ave.: 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17

  • Walmart Neighborhood Market at 3720 E. Sunshine St.: noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Lowes at 1707 W. Norton Road: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 17

  • Lowes at 1850 E. Primrose St.: noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Harter House in Nixa: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Nixa Hardware: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17

  • Tractor Supply in Nixa: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart at 1102 N. Massey Boulevard in Nixa: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart at 1150 US-60 E. in Republic: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17

  • Lowes at 1800 W. Marler Lane in Ozark: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and Sunday, Feb. 18

  • Walmart at 2004 W. Marler Lane in Ozark: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18.

To learn what booths will be open after this weekend, use the Girl Scouts Cookie Finder on the Girl Scouts website at girlscouts.org.

How do you buy cookies online?

Consumers interested in purchasing Girl Scout Cookies online must receive a unique link from a Girl Scout to do so. This way the proceeds will directly benefit a Girl Scout.

What types of cookies are available?

  • Adventurefuls: Brownie-inspired cookies topped with caramel and sea salt

  • Caramel Chocolate Chip: Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies with caramel and sea salt

  • Caramel deLites or Samoas: Crispy cookies with caramel, coconut and chocolate

  • Do-si-dos or Peanut Butter Sandwich: Oatmeal sandwich cookies with peanut butter filling

  • Girl Scout S'mores: Graham sandwich cookies with chocolate and marshmallow filling

  • Lemonades: Shortbread cookies with lemon-flavored icing (vegan)

  • Lemon-Ups: Lemon cookies with inspirational messages

  • Peanut Butter Patties or Tagalongs: Crispy cookies covered with peanut butter and chocolate coating (vegan)

  • Thin Mints: Chocolate cookies with mint-chocolate filling (vegan)

  • Toasty-Yay!: Toast-shaped cookies with French toast flavor, dipped in icing (vegan)

  • Toffee-tastic: Gluten-free cookie with toffee bits

  • Trefoils: Traditional shortbread cookies

For more information about each cookie, visit the Girl Scouts website at girlscouts.org/en/cookies/cookie-flavors.html#!.

Who benefits from cookie sales?

100% of Girl Scout Cookie sales benefit local Girl Scout troops. In Springfield, these troops are:

  • Troop 72082 (first-year Brownies at Rountree Elementary School)

  • Troop 72073 (first-graders at Rountree Elementary School)

  • Troop 71657 (eighth- and ninth-graders at Hickory Hills Middle School)

  • Troop 71189 (second- through seventh-graders)

  • Troop 70024 (kindergartners, first- and second-graders at Field Elementary School)

  • Troop 71676 (K-12)

  • Troop 71536 (kindergartners, first- through fifth-graders)

  • Troop 70914 (kindergartners, first- through ninth-graders, with an emphasis on girls with special needs)

  • Troop 71251 (kindergartners, first- and second-graders at McBride Elementary School)

  • Troop 72010 (fourth- and fifth-graders at McBride Elementary School)

Greta Cross is the trending topics reporter for the Springfield News-Leader. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretacrossphoto. Story idea? Email her at gcross@gannett.com.

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