Taste tests: January 2007 Archives

Girl Scout Cookies still pack flavor

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By JENNIFER VOGELSONG, Daily Record/Sunday News

This year, the Girl Scouts are giving everyone something new to talk about.

No — we don’t mean how many minutes it takes to suck down a box of Thin Mints.

The big news in Girl Scout cookies this year isn’t a new cookie or new cookie name.

It’s more about what’s not there — as in no more trans fats.

Yep, the Girl Scouts are at the forefront of the movement to make Americans healthier. Well, as much as a bunch of cookie-pushers can.

What we wanted to know — and what we’re sure you want to know before plunking down $3.50 for a box — is do they still taste good?

So the teens who write for the York Daily Record/Sunday News’ Teen Takeover page stepped up to the plate. If anyone could detect taste changes, it would be this bunch of unforgiving critics.

True to form, the teens found whatever faults there are to be found with Girl Scout cookies. But they also found plenty of good things to say about them.

To check out a sampling of their comments, read on.

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