Gluten Free Girl Scout Cookies?

Well, it's that time of year again - Girl Scout Cookie time. In my previous life, I could easily eat a whole box of these yummy treats in about 5 minutes without thinking twice about the $7 the box cost. Too bad ALL the cookies contain Gluten. Order sheets started showing up in my office last week so I thought I would contact the Girl Scouts to see about the possibility of them offering a Gluten Free version of ANY of their cookies. Below is their response.

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From: Girl Scout Cookies (IBF)
Date: Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 9:15 AM
Subject: RE: Question about Girl Scout cookies
To: GlutenFree Raleigh

Dear Zach,
Thank you for your inquiry. We are contacted often with requests that we offer a cookie that addresses various food restrictions and we are always looking at whether we might be able to meet those needs. Gluten free is a frequent topic at our Research and Development meetings. We would be thrilled if we could develop a great tasting gluten free cookie that would be a good match for our Girl Scout cookie product line and gluten free will continue to be a part of our R & D discussions.
Thank you for supporting the Girl Scouts in your community.

Thank you,
Shelby Hudson
Cookie Customer Service
(800) 221-1002
girlscoutcookies@interbake.com

Go to the following Web site to contact the Girl Scouts to encourage them to make a GF cookie! You can also use the above email address or phone number under Shelby's name.

Let's hope for Thin Mints first!