The first time they sold them is in 1917 when the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma made sugar cookies and sold them in a high school cafeteria as a public service project. This continued to all troops in the 1920's and 1930's. By selling them door to door. In 1936 they had licensed the first commercial bakers to make them. In 1951 they invented Chocolate Mints aka Thin Mints, Shortbread, and Sandwich these were the three flavors.
Throughout the 70's and 80's, they had new flavors. In the 90's they had a low-fat and sugar-free option. Then in the 2000's they changed the box design to reflect their