In 1939 - a historic year for cookies - the Girl Scouts introduced the “first-ever iteration of the Thin Mint, then called 'Cooky-Mints,'” Time says, noting that in the years that followed, the trim mint-chocolate cookies went by a whole roster of minty names, including Chocolate Mint, Thin Mint, Cookie Mint, and then ...

In 1951, Girl Scout Cookies came in three varieties: Sandwich, Shortbread, and Chocolate Mints (now known as Thin Mints®).

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Thin Mint cookie that's "crunchier, with more mint than chocolate" comes from Virginia-based bakery ABC Cookies. The cookie with "a distinct peppermint taste" is produced by Kellogg's Little Brownie Bakers located in Louisville, Kentucky.

They employ 2 different bakers for their cookies, ABC Bakers & Little Brownie Bakers (the cookies they make look differently, taste differently &, in some cases, even have different names). Where you live determines which type of cookie you will get!

The year 1939 brought the first-ever iteration of the Thin Mint, then called “Cooky-Mints.”

the Girl Scouts By the end of the 1940s, the Girl Scouts were employing nearly 30 commercial bakers for their cookie sales, and by 1951 they offered three tasty options: Peanut Butter Sandwich (Do-si-dos), Shortbread (Trefoils) and Chocolate Mints, now called Thin Mints.

Girl Scouts top-selling Girl Scout Cookies, Thin Mints, have been around since 1939! The first known record of Girl Scout Cookies made of chocolate mint appeared in 1939 and was called Cooky Mints. In 1951, they were called Chocolate Mints, and from 1959 - Thin Mints.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Girl Scout Cookies

• These Cookies are older than your Grandma.
• You can make the original recipe at home.
• Only two companies make all the Cookies.
• Honey Boo Boo is banned from selling them.
• Thin Mints aren't just delicious, they're mandatory.

The Origin of the Cookie They date back as early as 7th Century A.D. Persia which is now Iran. They were one of the first countries to grow and harvest sugar cane. With war and exploration eventually sugar was introduced to the Mediterranean area and European countries and so were cookies.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Girl Scout Cookies

• These Cookies are older than your Grandma.
• You can make the original recipe at home.
• Only two companies make all the Cookies.
• Honey Boo Boo is banned from selling them.
• Thin Mints aren't just delicious, they're mandatory.

Every package is filled with leadership and life lessons. Did you know that the Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world? Not only is the cookie program fun, but it also helps Girl Scouts learn life and leadership skills.

Thin Mints actually stack up pretty well against most other Girl Scout Cookies. At only 40 calories per cookie and only slightly more saturated fat and added sugars than our No. 1 pick, they earn the honor of being our second-healthiest cookie on this list.