Girl Scout Cookie season kicks off Wednesday in San Antonio. Why it matters: A little treat makes the winter weather a lot better. How it works: You can purchase cookies in person starting Wednesday,

Girl Scouts began selling their famous boxes of cookies on Wednesday at booths in front of neighborhood stores and restaurants throughout San Antonio, including most local H-E-B and Wal-Mart stores. They will be on sale through March 2. Boxes of cookies will be sold at $5, the same price as last year.

The Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas are the only council in the state still offering cookies at an affordable $5 price point.

Girl Scouts have started ringing doorbells at homes in Rancho Bernardo, Poway, 4S Ranch and other communities to sell their ever-popular cookies.

When Roz Brenowitz, now 77, sold Girl Scout Cookies in her Valley Stream neighborhood as a third grader in the late 1950s, there was one door she was afraid to knock on. "I rememb

I spend most of Girl Scout cookie season feeling a mix of pride and embarassment as my daughters shout to friends and strangers alike: "COOOOKIES! BUY YOUR GIRL SCOUT COOKIES HERE! WE TAKE VENMO!" Seeing your daughter sweet talk potential customers into sales is undeniably fascinating.