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2026 Cookie program calendar

The 2026 Cookie Program calendar will help you stay on top of deadlines and important information during the program.

December

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2026 TCM Training will be available on gsLearn.
Troop cookie managers will be uploaded into ABC Smart Cookies site daily.  		1
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.
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                                                                                      		6
TCM: In-person training for new troops
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TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.
9


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TCM: Webinar - Getting Started at 7:00 PM (CST)   
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Christmas Eve		25
Christmas Day
First day of Hanukkah		26
First day of Kwanzaa
27
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New Year's Eve




January

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1
New Year's Day
Last day of Kwanzaa
2
Last day of Hanukkah
Cookie booth lottery Round 1 opens
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
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4


5
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.


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7
Booth lottery Round 1 results at 1:00 PM (CST)
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
8
Booth lottery Round 2 opens
9
Starting inventory order closes at 11:59 PM (CST)
10

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TCM: Webinar - Smart Cookies Transfers & Cookie Shares at 7:00 PM (CST)
13


14
Booth lottery Round 2 results at 1:00 PM (CST)
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
15      
First-come, first-serve booth reservations begin           		16                   17

18                                                                                 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day		20
TCM: Webinar - Digital Cookie at 7:00 PM (CST)
21
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
2223
Troop cookie managers gain access to Digital Cookie accounts.
24

25 26
Girls & Caregivers: Webinar - Be a Digital Cookie Rockstar! at 7:00 PM (CST)
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28
Cookie deliveries begin!
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
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Girls gain access into Digital Cookie

February

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1
Groundhog Day 
2
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.
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7
Cookie program begins!
Deliveries end 
8
Cupboards open for shorts & damages only     		9
TCM: Webinar - Money Management at 7:00 PM (CST)  
10
Cupboards close for shorts & damages only      
11
Cupboards open for planned orders
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter           
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Cookie booth sales start at 4:00 PM (CST)                                           		14
Valentine's Day
15                
  		16     
President's Day

1st ACH withdrawal amounts owed council as of Feb. 16 sent via email to primary TCMs

TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.
     
17

18
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter 
19               
Deadline for TCMs to submit Debit Adjustment Form for 1st ACH at 11:59 PM (CST) if troop has insufficient funds for withdrawal
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              		21

2223
First ACH withdrawal
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.
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25
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter 
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March

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
12
2nd ACH withdrawal amounts owed council as of March 2 sent via email to primary TCMs
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.

3                                                                                            4
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
5
Deadline for TCMs to submit Debit Adjustment Form for 2nd ACH at 11:59 PM (CST) if troop has insufficient funds for withdrawal

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8

9
Second ACH withdrawal
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.

10
                                                                                 
           		11
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter                                                                    
12

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15

16
TCM: Webinar - Closing the Cookie Program at 7:00 PM (CST)

17
St. Patrick's Day
                                                           		18
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
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2223
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.

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25
Cookie Tidbits Newsletter
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Deadline for Smart Cookies transactions, including rewards orders Troops locked out at 11:59 PM (CST)
28
2930
Final ACH withdrawal amounts owed council sent via email to primary TCMs
TCM: Office hours, 7-8 P.M.
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April

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
                                                                                                                                              

1
April Fool's Day

Cookie Tidbits Newsletter                     		2
Deadline for TCMs to submit Cookie Financial Discrepancy Form at 11:59 PM (CST) if troop has insufficient funds for withdrawal
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5                    Easter

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Cookie Tidbits Newsletter		9
Final ACH withdrawal
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