Lemon-Ups is a new lemon cookie featuring messages inspired by Girl Scout entrepreneurs. The cookie replaces Savannah Smiles in the upcoming Girl Scout cookie sale lineup.

The doom of New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier — the Girl Scout cookie sale — starts Friday.

There will be a new flavor to sample this year, said Stefanie Marshall, the public relations and marketing manager for Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, the group representing 20,000 Girl Scouts in troops across 27 counties, including Butler County.

Lemon-Ups will join the lineup, replacing the Savannah Smiles lemon cookie.

Marshall said the new cookie joins the 2020 lineup, which also includes such perennial favorites as Thin Mints, Samoas and Tagalongs.

Cookie selections get freshened up every so often. The cookie sale has been around for more than 100 years, starting in 1916.

The longtime fundraiser, which this year runs from Friday through March 22, bankrolls Girl Scout activities.

“All proceeds from the cookie program stay local,” said Marshall.

This is an excerpt from a larger article that will appear in Wednesday’s Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full article to learn how much money is raised and how the fundraiser helps local troops.

Girl Scout cookie packages will all feature packaging showing Scouts taking part in the many activities available to members. Lemon-Ups, at right, is a new lemon cookie featuring messages inspired by Girl Scout entrepreneurs. The cookie replaces Savannah Smiles in the upcoming Girl Scout cooke sale lineup. SUBMITTED PHOTOS