A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.

Lab analysis of 25 Girl Scout cookies found trace amounts of five toxic metals and an herbicide, two consumer groups said. Are they safe to eat?

You don’t have to wait for cookie season to enjoy these Copycat Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies. With this easy homemade version, you can have that crisp, chocolatey-mint goodness any time of year—straight from your own kitchen.