Girl Scout cookie flavors ditched to cut costs

The stale economy is teaching Girl Scouts a new lesson: the way the cookies crumble. As the annual selling season gets under way for the organization’s iconic cookies, Girl Scouts councils are beginning to say adios to Dulce de Leche, no thanks to Thank U Berry Munch and farewell to a whole slew of other varieties added in recent years.

To cut costs and increase revenue, a dozen Girl Scouts councils are testing out a plan to hawk just six different cookies.