Digital Cookie Guide for Girl Scouts and Families
Download All Digital Cookie Guides for Girls & Families (PDF) for printing. If you are a cookie volunteer looking for Digital Cookie instructions, read Digital Cookie Guides for Volunteers.
The Basics
In this section you will find instructions on the basic tasks your Girl Scout needs to know to successfully utilize their Digital Cookie platform.
Log Into Digital Cookie as a Girl Scout 
Girl Scout Login
- Watch for your registration email* from “Girl Scout Cookies” (email@email.girlscouts.org) with the subject “It’s time to register your Girl Scout for Digital Cookie!” Search your junk/spam/promotions folder if you didn’t receive this email. View screenshot
- *Be sure to add email@email.girlscouts.org to your address book so you get your email.
- Select the pink button to take you to the Digital Cookie registration site.
- (For best results, use the most recent version of your web browser)
- After being transferred to the Digital Cookie website, You’ll need to create a password. View screenshot
- Log in with your email address and password.
- When you first log in, watch and review the “Safe Selling for Smart Cookies” safety video with your Girl Scout(s). You can’t proceed any further until the full video has been viewed.
- Read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
- Read and accept the “Girl Scout Safety Pledge” with your Girl Scout(s).
- You will then be taken to a screen to activate your Girl Scout(s) for the Digital Cookie program and update their preferred name, if desired. View screenshot
- If your Girl Scout is older than 13, you can add an optional Girl Email Address in the designated box. Girl Scouts 13+ can manage most of her Digital Cookie site on her own, but still need an adult to approve the Girl Scout’s site and approve orders. View screenshot
- After activating your Girl Scout(s), click “Access Site” to be taken to the first Girl Scout’s home page.
- Once you have registered, watch your inbox for a registration confirmation email and save this email where you can find it during cookie season!
- If your Girl Scout is older than 13 and you added her email address, the registration confirmation email will go to the Girl Scouts email.
Registration Issues
If you’re having issues getting registered, select the Need Help Logging In button. Girl Scouts must be registered for the current membership year and we will need to have the correct email address on file for the primary caregiver.
- Check your junk/spam/promotions inbox one more time for an email from “Girl Scout Cookies” (email@email.girlscouts.org). If you do not find the email, follow next steps.
- Go to digitalcookie.girlscouts.org and click the “Need help to log in” link. And view the screen of steps to try and get registered for Digital Cookie. View screenshot
- Start by clicking on the “Request a Registration Email” and enter the email address you used to register your Girl Scout. View screenshot
- If your email is in the system, you will get a message letting you know that you have been sent a registration email and you will receive it within 15 minutes. If your email is not in the system you will receive a red message, if you think your Girl Scout is registered then choose to “check the email address that’s on file for you.” View screenshot
- Select our Girl Scout Council, Girl Scouts River Valleys or Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys. Then enter your Girl Scout’s first name, last name, and troop number to verify your Digital Cookie information.
- If your Girl Scout’s information is not in the system at all, or not in the way you entered it, you will get a message to contact your council, Troop Leader, or Customer Support.
- If your Girl Scout is in the system, you will see the information in order to verify it is correct. View screenshot
- Any updates made will need to be reviewed and approved by Girl Scouts River Valleys before your Digital Cookie account will be activated. Once approved, you will receive a registration email and can begin accessing Digital Cookie.
Site Setup
- Log in to digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
- To help your Girl Scout set up her business for customers, click on the “Set up your Digital Cookie site…” link in the “My Cookie Site” section, or the “Site Setup” at the top. View screenshot
- There are several different sections to her home page. These are: Goal Setting: “Set My Sales Target”, “My Cookie Story”, Photo/Video Upload, and Preview and Publish Your Site.
Goal Setting: Set My Sales Target
- Girl Scouts enter how many packages of cookies they are working to sell this year through online and offline sales.
- When the information is entered, the calculator will show how much money the troop will get from her hard work.
- Clicking on “Rewards” will take you to your council’s rewards tab (if available) to see what rewards the Girl Scout might want to work towards.
- Girl Scouts can enter any offline packages they have sold so their customers will see their total sales, not just their digital sales.
- Don’t forget to save your goal before moving on. View screenshot
My Cookie Story
- Girl Scouts tell their customers about a troop goal and why it’s important.
- Girl Scouts share what they’ve learned from the cookie program.
- Save their story. They can make edits to it at any time. View screenshot
Photo/Video Upload
- Girl Scouts can choose to upload a photo or use a picture from the gallery.
- Or, Girl Scouts can upload a video or use the “Cookie Boss” video.
- Girl Scouts who uploaded a photo or video of themselves sold more than double the boxes on average than those who did not.
- Bonus! Girl Scouts can get tips on how to make a great video. View screenshot
See Your Cookie Site and Publish
Almost there! Simply click the button to see how the site appears to customers and publish. View screenshot
If your button only says “see your site” you may be missing some required fields or didn’t make any changes. Go back and check that everything has been completed.
You will see what the customer will see. Some things to check:
- Is the spelling and grammar correct and does it tell a story?
- Make sure the photo or video are displaying correctly.
- Are the goals accurate.
- If you need to change anything, click Edit and make changes, then go back to Step 2a.
- If it looks good, approve and publish it.
Your Girl Scout’s cookie store now has its own website! If your council’s digital cookie sale hasn’t started, the link will not be active yet. View screenshot
Alternative Formats For These Instructions:
Learn About Your Girl Scout Digital Cookie Dashboard
Share Your Online Cookie Website and Send Emails
View Your Online Orders and Approve Online Orders for Local Delivery
View Your Cookie Totals and Cookie Varieties
Turn On/Off In-Person Delivery and/or Cookie Varieties in the "My
Cookies" Tab
Take Credit Card Payments with the Digital Cookie Mobile App at a
Booth or on the Go
Choose Rewards at the End of the Sale
Find Answers to Common Questions About Digital Cookie
