Most anyone who has snacked on a Samoa or thrown down a Thin Mint knows they can be hard to resist . But selling them ? One Girl Scout in Oklahoma has found that she , too , just ca n't get enough . Having broken her state record for cookie sales two years running , Katie Francis did herself -- and everyone else , ever -- one better this year by selling more than 18,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies . `` I 'm really , really happy , '' the sixth-grader told CNN affiliate KOCO . `` I can go around knowing that I now hold a world record . '' The Girl Scouts , of course , are about more than baked goods . Since its founding in Savannah , Georgia , in 1912 , the group has grown in its mission to give millions of young women a forum to build `` courage , confidence and character , '' according to its website . That said , especially in recent decades -- and perhaps especially for those not directly involved in scouting beyond buying a box -- the Girl Scouts have also become synonymous with Do-si-dos , Tagalongs , Trefoils and other popular cookies . Selling them is important to local councils , bringing in money that 's used to offer scouting opportunities for some , maintain camps and the like . Cookie sales ' importance is one reason why , every year , you can reliably see Girl Scouts out and about asking you to buy a box . Katie Francis , though , officially took salesmanship to a whole new level . `` Katie is an example of the entrepreneurial spirit and can-do attitude that exemplifies Girl Scouts , '' the organization 's CEO , Anna Maria Chavez , said Tuesday . In her four years as a cookie-selling scout , the member of Troop No . 3469 has always been a big-time seller . This time around , she decided to go even bigger -- aiming for not just a state record , but a world record . Why ? Her mother , DeLee Francis , told KOCO admits , `` It 's very time consuming , and it takes a lot of energy , and a lot of adrenaline . '' Thankfully , the northwest Oklahoma City resident does n't seem to be lacking in the energy or eagerness department . `` Cookie selling is just so much fun for me , '' Katie said . For three weeks , every day after school and on weekends , she pitched her products door to door . After that , Katie set up booths at hot spots and stores around Oklahoma City . Every step was monitored , such that if the hourly sales goal was n't met , she and her mother would head somewhere else . Sometimes the cookies practically sold themselves . But the 12-year-old also offered incentives , like drawings for prizes , and a little song and dance to lure customers . Katie recalled : `` Some people bought cookies only because they saw me singing . '' When she found out she 'd broken the record dating to the 1980s , Katie said she was the one dancing , she was so excited . What this achievement did not do , however , was break her cookie-selling groove . In fact , she 's still at it . Katie hopes to smash the 20,000-cookie mark before the official end date for cookie sales on Sunday , March 30 . To put this milestone in perspective , nationally each Girl Scout sells 150 boxes a year on average . She and her mom have wagons and a hatchback car packed with shortbread cookies and Savannah Smiles , looking for customers . They 're also keeping in mind what Katie says are the three ingredients for cookie-selling success . As she explained : `` It takes a lot of time , commitment and asking everybody that I see . ''
Katie Francis sells more than 18,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies , and she 's still going . She broke the organization 's world record set in the 1980s . `` Cookie selling is just so much fun for me , '' Katie says . Some `` bought cookies only because they saw me singing , '' she adds .