Girl Scout Cookie Sales Underway in Dexter

Dexter residents with a sweet tooth have something to smile about this winter. Girl Scouts in Washtenaw and Livingston counties are currently taking orders for their famous cookies.

The cookie sales will run through Jan. 20 and include all the classics such as Thin Mint, Samoa, Tagalong, Trefoil, Do-Si-Do, Dulce de Leche and Thank U Berry Munch. Girls will deliver pre-ordered cookies beginning Feb. 17 and will offer cookies at booths beginning Feb. 17 through March 18. Cookies are priced at $3.50 a box.

This year, the scouts have added a new treat to their selection, Savannah Smiles. The lemon-wedge cookie is being added in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, and the name of the city where the organization was founded, Savannah, Ga.

You can get a free Android or iPhone app to help you find where the cookies are being sold. To download the app call **GSCOOKIES (**472665437) from your mobile phone, or go to the Android Marketplace or iTunes Store.

Girl Scout cookie proceeds support programs for girls through Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan, which serves 22,000 girls through six regional centers in 34 counties in southwest, central and northeast Michigan. To learn more about Girl Scouting, visit www.gshom.org or call 1-800-49-SCOUT.