Arguably one of the most anticipated times of the year, Girl Scout cookie season is the Hunger Games for sweet tooths. It’s a mad rush to corner stands and booths outside the local grocer because, as any seasoned cookie consumer knows, Popular Girl Scout cookie flavors will set out and fast. In other words, it’s every Thin Mint lover and Samoa fan for themselves. But if you can’t snag your favorite flavor or are looking to save a few bucks this year (GS boxes now sell for $6 a pop!), Dollar Tree, Walmart, and Aldi are selling Girl Scout cookie dupes. See how they measure up to the OGs here.
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Dupes for Thin Mints at Dollar Tree and Walmart
America’s favorite Girl Scout cookie has some tough competition. Both Dollar Tree and Walmart are selling dupe versions of the beloved mint chocolate cookie, and fans seem to be on board.
“I was not expecting them to be as good as they are,” TikToker @deanastyle said of the $1.25 Oven Baked Fudge Mint Cookies at Dollar Tree. “Just like a Thin Mint! Put them in your freezer, thank me later.”
Although TikToker @kayleighleon liked the Oven Baked cookies, she did notice some discrepancies. “Dollar Tree definitely nailed the mint flavor, but it’s vanilla inside unlike the actual Girl Scout that has chocolate inside,” she said in her review. Like the OG Thin Mints, there are two sleeves of cookies per box.
According to @kayleighleon, the better Thin Mints dupe is Great Value’s Fudge Mint Cookies, which retail for $2.12 at Walmart. “Those are pretty much the same. Don’t let the color difference fool you, the Walmart one tastes just as minty and flavorful as the Girl Scout cookie,” she told followers.
Dupe for Samoas at Walmart and Aldi
If Samoas (AKA, Caramel deLites) are your Girl Scout cookie of choice, you’ll want to check out Benton’s Caramel Coconut Fudge Cookies. TikToker @kayleighleon snagged them for $2.75 at Aldi and gave them her Samoas dupe stamp of approval.
“This one from Aldi is definitely a thicker cookie than the Girl Scout cookie, but it’s almost [expletive] near identical,” she said in her TikTok review.
Walmart’s Caramel Coconut & Fudge Cookies are also “definitely a dupe,” according to @kayleighleon. She said the cookies “look so similar” and “ultimately taste the same.” Plus, the Great Value cookies cost like half the price of Girl Scout’s Samoas, coming in at $2.88 per box.
Dupe for Lemon-Ups at Walmart
Not to be confused for Lemonades, Lemon-Ups are crunchy lemon cookies engraved with inspiring quotes. They cost $6 per box, but Walmart has a dupe for less than two bucks.
The Great Value Lemon Dipped Shortbread Cookies come with 16 cookies, compared to the 10-count Girl Scout Lemon-Ups box, TikToker @kayleighleon called out in her review.
However, if you’re more concerned about flavor comparison, you might be better off sticking with the OG version. “Walmart’s isn’t nearly as lemony as the actual Girl Scout cookies,” she continued. “Walmart’s is more of a shortbread cookie, not a lot of lemon flavor.”
It’s also worth noting that the Walmart lemon shortbread cookies didn’t have special messages on them.
Dupe for Tagalongs at Walmart
In this case, the Walmart dupe outshines Girl Scout’s Tagalongs, said @kayleighleon. The dupe in question is Great Value’s Fudge Covered Peanut Butter Filled Cookies, retailing for $2.12 per box.
“There is a slight color difference, but Walmart’s is definitely thicker than the Girl Scout cookie. I really enjoyed Walmart’s cookie over the Girl Scout cookie because I am a chocolate girl, and theirs is chocolate based versus vanilla based,” she explained.