Cookie Comparison

So, it's Girl Scout cookie season, and I'm proud to say that I've certainly bought my share this year.  Given how much I move around, I have friends throughout the US, and many of them have scout family members or daughters, so of course I can't say no to any of them.

Many people may know (or not as the case may be), Girl Scout cookies are supplied by two different bakeries: ABC bakery and Little Brownie bakery, which means there are some regional differences in the cookies - taste, offerings, and in some cases, amount of total cookies per box.

Each bakery does differ a bit in their offerings of the cookies.  Little Brownie for instance offered Thank U Berry Much and Dulce de Leche, while ABC offered Lemonades and Mango Cremes.  There's also a small price difference of 50 cents.

There are also some naming differences, which always confused me every time I moved.  Samoas are also called Caramel deLites, while Tag-a-longs are also called Peanut Butter Patties (of course, depending on which bakery you purchase from).  My personal favorites are the Samoas/Caramel Delights, so this posting will mainly be a comparison of those two...

Samoas are put out by the Little Brownie bakery, while Caramel deLites are what ABC bakery calls them.  The differences go beyond the names...there are 2 more cookies in the Caramel deLites box, with some minor differences in the nutrition content (with both bakeries having 2 cookies as the serving size--ohhh if only one of them let me have 3 per serving :-( ).

BUT...the differences don't stop there:

 Left is the Little Brownie bakery, and right is the ABC bakery.  Little Brownie's Samoa is slightly smaller, and the taste is a little different.  Maybe dark chocolate for Little Brownie?  But, regardless, both are still very tasty!  Perhaps the differences are substantial enough to call them by different names.

But, whatever bakery your local girl scout troop gets their cookies from, they're still amazing cookies!  Enjoy Girl Scout Cookie season!!!!!