Girl Scouts · 2027 Cookie Season
What Are Patch Pals and Sparkables?
Patch Pals are for dogs. Sparkables are for people. Both are new Girl Scouts products for the 2027 cookie season, but they solve completely different problems.
| Patch Pals | Sparkables | |
|---|---|---|
| For | Dogs | People |
| What is it? | Soft-baked dog cookie/treat | Crunchy oatmeal cookie |
| Flavor | Blueberry muffin | Oatmeal with chocolate chips and colorful sprinkles |
| Developed with | BARK | Partake |
| What makes it new? | First Girl Scout cookie made for dogs | First Girl Scout allergy-friendly cookie |
| Where sold? | Online only, direct shipping | Online only, direct shipping |
| National sales begin | January 12, 2027 | January 12, 2027 |
Why now
The two products were announced together ahead of the 2027 Cookie Season, creating immediate confusion about which one is for dogs, which one is for people and where either product can be bought.
The connection
Why here
What Are Patch Pals?
Patch Pals are soft-baked, blueberry muffin-flavored dog cookies developed by Girl Scouts with BARK. They are made specifically for dogs and come in four patch-inspired designs tied to Girl Scout experiences.
Patch Pals are not a human Girl Scout Cookie flavor with a dog theme. They are treats created for dogs.
What Are Sparkables?
Girl Scout Sparkables are crunchy oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips and colorful sprinkles, developed with Partake. Girl Scouts describes Sparkables as its first allergy-friendly cookie and says they are made in a facility designed to avoid the nine major food allergens.
What Does “Allergy-Friendly” Mean Here?
Girl Scouts uses “allergy-friendly” for Sparkables and specifically says the cookies are made in a facility designed to avoid the nine major food allergens. The page keeps that exact scope rather than turning the announcement into a promise about every possible allergy.
Patch Pals vs. Sparkables
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which one is for dogs? | Patch Pals |
| Which one is a human cookie? | Sparkables |
| Which one is allergy-friendly? | Sparkables |
| Which one was developed with BARK? | Patch Pals |
| Which one was developed with Partake? | Sparkables |
| Can I buy either at a normal booth? | No. Both are announced as online-exclusive products for direct shipping. |
| When do national online sales begin? | January 12, 2027 |
More context
Context
Can You Buy Patch Pals or Sparkables at Girl Scout Cookie Booths?
No. Girl Scouts announced both Patch Pals and Sparkables as online exclusives for direct shipping. National availability begins January 12, 2027 with the 2027 Girl Scout Cookie season.
How Much Will Patch Pals and Sparkables Cost?
Girl Scouts’ September 8 announcement did not publish a national price for either product.
Why Are There Two Completely Different New Products?
Patch Pals brings dogs into the Girl Scout Cookie tradition, while Sparkables is designed to include more families navigating common food allergies. The names arrived together, but one is a pet treat and the other is a human cookie.
Evidence
Sources
- Patch Pals and Sparkables 2027 announcement — Girl Scouts of the USA
Defines both products, Girl Scouts' allergy-friendly wording, online-only direct shipping and January 12, 2027 national availability.
- Patch Pals — Girl Scouts of the USA
Describes the soft-baked blueberry muffin-flavored dog cookie developed with BARK.