The sweetest season is upon Northeast Georgia as Girl Scout cookie sales are in full swing, and the girls are preparing to celebrate the iconic Samoa’s 40th birthday. For the birthday celebration and National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, local bakeries are taking part in a Samoa dessert contest to see who can make the best sweet treat featuring the favorite cookie. “We had done a dessert contest previously for National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend two years ago,” Regional Sales Director for Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Christy Cooper said.