A Girl Scout cookie is one of several varieties of cookie sold on neighborhood tours by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) as a fundraiser for their organization. Members of the GSUSA have been selling cookies since 1917 to raise funds for their units. Top-selling girls can earn prizes for their efforts. There are also unit incentives if the unit as a whole does well.

SnackWell’s Sugar-Free Lemon Creme cookies have nearly as many calories as some sugar-rich cookies. Yet until recently the box featured an American Diabetes Association logo, advertising the cookie as a “proud sponsor” of the charity’s efforts on behalf of the nation’s 21 million diabetics.

Martha Stewart's spring cleaning probably involves homemade lemon-scented beeswax and complex polishing rituals. For me, it's time to open the windows, clear my desk, and get rid of the keyboard crunchies. You know what I'm talking about: the remains of every muffin, cookie, and Pop Tart you've eaten over your computer's keyboard.