If you ask anyone who has ever tried any of these cookies before, they're sure to have a favorite and maybe even a preferred manufacturer, whether that be ABC Bakers or Little Brownie Bakers.

There are two national licensed bakers for Girl Scouts, ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers. Between these two bakers, there are several cookies that differ from each other, either by name or recipe.

Those quirks exist because two different bakers — Virginia’s ABC Bakers and Kentucky’s Little Brownie Bakers — create the cookies. The bakers are completely separate entities and “each ...