“The goodness that is Girl Scout cookie season often excludes people with gluten-free diets. But this year, thanks to ABC Bakers, the standard lineup of Thin Mints and Tagalongs will include Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies.
The cookies will be 100 percent gluten free, meaning they will be made with rice and tapioca flours and cane sugars. The bite-sized snacks will have real chocolate chips and real butter, though.
Only certain test markets are offering the cookies, but, luckily, Central Maryland is one of them. That means that those who live in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford or Howard counties will get to try out the new treat, or have to pick up some extras for friends in neighboring counties.” – WTOP
“In 2013–14, ABC Bakers is conducting a limited pilot of the Girl Scout Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie, and 20 Girl Scout councils have chosen to offer it. This special cookie is only available in areas where ABC Bakers is the licensed Girl Scout cookie baker, and councils have agreed to test-market it. The cookie will be sold at booth sales only, rather than featured on the order card.” – Girl Scouts
About the Cookie: Gluten Free Goodness
Since it’s estimated that three million people have problems when they eat foods that contain gluten, ABC and their council partners expect this cookie to be a huge success.
Their new bite size Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread cookie:
- Is made with real chocolate chips and real butter
- Contains no artificial flavors, no artificial colors, no
high fructose corn syrup, no palm oil, and no
hydrogenated oils - Is available in a 5 ounce resealable foil pouch with
12 pouches per case
See HERE for a complete list of areas offering Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies. See HERE to find out when and where Girl Scout cookies will become available in your area.
Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck
-Colleen
