Girl Scouts add gluten-free cookies to their sales pitch

Good news for people who can’t tolerate gluten. When the Girl Scouts sell their cookies this spring, they will add three new cookies to the mix, two of which are gluten-free.

The two new gluten-free kinds are called Toffee-tastic — “buttery” with toffee bits — and Trios “with real peanut butter, chocolate chips and whole grain oats.” The third is called Rah-Rah Raisins and features whole grain oats, raisins and Greek yogurt-flavored chunks. The new additions provide more options for those with sensitive diets and is the newest change to the 98-year-old cookie-selling business.

The Girl Scouts made waves in December when they announced that for the first time, young scouts would be able to sell cookies online in addition to in-person. The move was the latest in the organization’s campaign to digitize the civil experience they offer the scouts, who can now earn badges that distinguish them as a Computer Expert, Digital Photographer and Website Designer.