The Great Girl Scout Cookie Racket

By Jennifer Kaplan, Former Girl Scout Troop Leader and Troop Cookie Chair for Troop #33533 in Berkeley, CA

Last week, Girl Scouts across America unfolded their tables, brought out their red wagons and began selling Girl Scout cookies. For many parents, it was a day of dread.

Every year, for six weekends starting in February, or GO! Day in Girl Scout parlance, we adults are…