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Posted: 2017-02-03T20:16:19Z | Updated: 2017-02-03T20:16:19Z These Are The Most Popular Girl Scout Cookies In Every State | HuffPost Life

These Are The Most Popular Girl Scout Cookies In Every State

What's your fave?

No matter who you are, it’s hard to resist the appeal of Girl Scout cookies . Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Dosi-dos, Savannah Smiles and more are favored all over the nation, though people can’t seem to agree on which cookie is the best.

The folks over at Influenster, a product review company, recently surveyed over 5,000 people in all 50 states to try to figure out the most popular cookie in every state.

They mapped out their results below, and it looks absolutely delicious: 

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According to a 2011 survey found on the Girl Scouts website, the bestselling cookies  are: 

1. Thin Mints, 25 percent 

2. Samoas/Caramel deLites, 19 percent

3. Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs, 13 percent

4. Do-si-Dos/Peanut Butter Sandwich, 11 percent 

5. Shortbread/Trefoils, 9 percent 

If you’d like to try your hand at making your own Girl Scout cookies, the program lists recipes for its cookies on its website. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the first Girl Scout cookie sale, the program also shared its original cookie recipe with People magazine.

Happy eating! 

Before You Go

4 Easy Tweaks for Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Basic Recipe(01 of04)
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Makes 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour2/3 cup cake flour1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt1 cup unsalted butter, softened1/2 cup granulated sugar1 cup dark brown sugar2 large eggs1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract2 cups (about 12 ounces) bittersweet chocolate chips

DirectionsActive time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, sift flours, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix until smooth; stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.

On baking sheets, arrange tablespoon-size balls of dough, leaving 2" of space between each.

Bake until light golden brown, 9 to 11 minutes. Let cool.

Easy tweaks:
- Add a quarter cup of cacao nibs to your batter to increase the chocolate flavor and give the cookies an appealing crunch.

- Add a tablespoon of instant espresso powder to make mocha-flavored cookies.
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Easy Tweaks(02 of04)
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- Underbake your cookies by two to three minutes to make them softer and chewier.

- Roll balls of cookie dough in turbinado sugar, then bake. This will give them a pretty, crystalline texture.
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Easy Tweak(03 of04)
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- Sprinkle a pinch of coarse sea salt on each cookie just before baking to achieve a salty/sweet balance. (credit:Gregor Halenda)
Easy Tweaks(04 of04)
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- Skip the chips and use chocolate chunks for a super-indulgent, gooey cookie.

- Add two tablespoons of finely minced crystallized ginger to your batter for a spicy zing.
(credit:Gregor Halenda)

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