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If Girl Scout cookies and a Frosty aren't enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, visit Coffee Connections for a Thin Mint, Tagalong or Samoa latte. The big picture: This Old Hilliard shop is one of my favorites for eye-catching themed drinks.

If you haven't already been hit up by everyone you know who has a Girl Scout, we are sharing the important news that you have until March 10 to order your cookies. Zoom in: We're taking a poll of Axios Des Moines readers' favorite Girl Scout cookies.

Virginia Skyline Girl Scouts are taking cookie orders and setting up cookie booths around the area. Sales end March 31.

If you haven't already heard the news from everyone you know with a Girl Scout in their lives: 'Tis the season for buying cookies. Zoom in: March 10 is the deadline to order Girl Scout cookies online through a local seller,

It was a tight race, but Samoas clinched a sweet victory over Thin Mints in our poll of readers' favorite Girl Scout cookies. By the numbers: 34% of voters chose Samoas as their top pick. 32% went with Thin Mints.