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Girl Scout Cookies

sherylj

By sherylj
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Is anyone else going to miss Girl Scout cookies...I haven't had any bad moments till now!!!!!! <_<

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Ursa Major Collaborator
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Well, I've never liked them, so this is one thing I won't miss (the same goes for Oreo cookies, always hated them :rolleyes: ).

RiceGuy Collaborator
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Well, I did like those samoas (however that's spelled), but I've never really had much of a sweet tooth. Still, I'm planning on attempting to duplicate the recipe one of these days.

What I'd really like now and then however, is a box of gluten-free Triscuits.

jktenner Newbie
jktenner
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Is anyone else going to miss Girl Scout cookies...I haven't had any bad moments till now!!!!!! <_<

I was just diagnosed in January And I really miss girl scout cookies...My oldest daughter came home the other day from work and said "look what I bought for everyone." She had a half a dozen boxes of cookies in a bag. I was not a happy camper

Guest lorlyn
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My 10 yr. old daughter is a girl scout and has Celiac and we had to sell a hundred boxes. I just left them in my car so my husband and her did not have to see them. This was there first year of not being able to eat them. It made her a little depressed :(

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johnsoniu
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Is anyone else going to miss Girl Scout cookies...I haven't had any bad moments till now!!!!!! <_<

Yes, no Girl Scout Cookies is a major downer :( However there is a thread in the Cooking and Baking tips Forum that has recipes or links to duplicate the Samoas and Thin Mints. Here's the link:

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alamaz Collaborator
alamaz
Posted

YES! I was diagnosed AFTER I ordered my lot this year.....now I have to watch my husband eat a whole box of Samoa's........... :(

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2boysmama Apprentice
2boysmama
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I sure will miss the taste of them - but I definitely won't miss how I felt after I ate them. :lol:

Guest lorlyn
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Just wanted to welcome to the site :D

I was just diagnosed in January And I really miss girl scout cookies...My oldest daughter came home the other day from work and said "look what I bought for everyone." She had a half a dozen boxes of cookies in a bag. I was not a happy camper

rmmadden Contributor
rmmadden
Posted

Frozen Thin Mints and Tagalongs are but a distant memory now......sniffle, sniffle!!!!

Cleveland Bob B)

GeoffCJ Enthusiast
GeoffCJ
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My 10 yr. old daughter is a girl scout and has Celiac and we had to sell a hundred boxes. I just left them in my car so my husband and her did not have to see them. This was there first year of not being able to eat them. It made her a little depressed :(

That's horrible. They should have offered some alternative to your daughter.

Geoff

Jo.R Contributor
Jo.R
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Dang! I thought you were going to tell me they had a gluten free one. I was leaving Wal-Mart today and the cutest little girl asked if I'd buy them. I wanted to say "yes, I'll buy them all". Oh well, that was a different life, I feel so much better that it's worth it. I think I'll eat my M&M's now.

Ashley Enthusiast
Ashley
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Dang! I thought you were going to tell me they had a gluten free one. I was leaving Wal-Mart today and the cutest little girl asked if I'd buy them. I wanted to say "yes, I'll buy them all". Oh well, that was a different life, I feel so much better that it's worth it. I think I'll eat my M&M's now.

lol, I thought the same thing too. I miss those Thin Mints.

-Ash

woofie Newbie
woofie
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:lol: THEY ARE EVERYWHERE! I swear every office I walk by at work has a box of cookies on the corner of the desk, and of course the little Troopers are in the grocery store every time I go - looking darling and plaintive. I may end up giving them a donation. But this morning after passing by their wares one more time ,I came home and made killer browinies! It's not the same thing, but it'll do...it allows me to be creatively aggressive instead of victim-ish - which is how I feel a lot of the time. And now that I think of it, I'm using my own Girl Scout skills by making my own confections instead of eating theirs!
Tree Rookie
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My 10 yr. old daughter is a girl scout and has Celiac and we had to sell a hundred boxes. I just left them in my car so my husband and her did not have to see them. This was there first year of not being able to eat them. It made her a little depressed :(

What kind of leader requires this of a scout?

Grrrrr.....

Ashley Enthusiast
Ashley
Posted
:lol: THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!

Lol they are! I was driving around the mall in a nearby town close to mine around 7 or so and spotted them. They had this booth set up at one of the stores and they were dancing, trying to advertise for the cookies! I thought it was cute :)

-Ash

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