This is where Girl Scout cookie money actually goes

They were a big hit at the 2016 Oscars when host Chris Rock invited his daughters' Girl Scout troop to sell cookies during the awards — more than $65,000 dollars worth of cookies were sold as a result (via ABC). The same year, they were famously dissed by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay during a guest segment with Jimmy Kimmel (via USA Today) — and we wouldn't be surprised if folks went out after that and bought more cookies to defy the Hell's Kitchen boss as a result.

Girl Scout cookies are an institution in American food lore, and between the hype, celebrity endorsements, and our own driving need to get our hands on the seasonal treats, we might be forgiven for not bothering to find out just what the Girl Scouts mean when they remind us that their cookies are being sold for a good cause.