Pinterest and Girl Scout Cookies? Sounds Like a Recipe for Deliciousness

Pin photos of food made from Girl Scout cookies and have a chance to win a prize. Not to mention see the other creations others have made.

Local Girl Scouts Piloting 'Cookie Locator' Smartphone App

Application and website let users find times, locations for cookie booths, which open Friday.

Haley Middendorf of Yorkville has already sold 115 boxes of Girl Scout cookies going door-to-door. Samoas and Thin Mints seemed to be the most popular, she said. Her mom drove her to certain areas where she knew people, but she went to the door and made her sales pitch alone. “You’re supposed to go to the homes you know so you don’t go to any strangers,” said Middendorf, of Troop 4571. If you missed her or any of the other Yorkville Girl Scouts, never fear: There’s an app for that. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinoisis among 20 councils nationwide piloting a “Cookie Locator” application for iPhones and Androids that allows users to find nearby cookie booths, as well as the dates and times those booths will be open. Booth sales are the last …

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