A License To (thin) Mint
by Kristin Baird RattiniAnd that’s why Victoria was so successful as well. For when she sang “Tagalongs for Daddy,” she spoke the truth: Her father received Operation Thin Mint cookies while serving overseas in the
Navy. If prospective cookie customers declined to purchase cookies for themselves, Victoria could usually persuade them to buy a box for Operation Thin Mint because of her guarantee that they would reach their target. When Victoria finally reached her target, her father was there, in uniform, on the deck of the USS Midway, watching proudly as the helicopter lifted off.
how the cookie crumbleseach year, two licensed bakers offer up to eight varieties of cookies, which the national girl scouts organization reviews and approves. five varieties fluctuate, such as the current offerings of the biscotti-like café cookie and the diabetic-friendly sugar free little brownies, according to health and popular trends. the remaining three varieties are mandatory: peanut butter sandwich cookies (a.k.a. do-si-dos), shortbread/trefoils, and thin mints. all the thin mint addicts out there (and you know who you are) have made it not only the most popular girl scout cookie (accounting for 25 percent of sales) but also the third-best-selling cookie nationwide, behind oreos and chips ahoy, despite the fact that the cookie is available only three months each year.