Atlanta scout officials checking for stinky cookies

Gary Key has been tasting Lemon Chalet Creme Girl Scout cookies all day.

Apparently some of them don't taste so great.

There's nothing wrong with the cookies, said Key, a marketing executive with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.

It's just that some people have reported an "off taste and smell" from certain packages of the lemon ones, according to a statement on the Little Brownie Bakers Web site.

It's impacted about 6.5 percent of the Lemon Chalet Creme cookies.

Some cookie crunchers have called the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta office reporting they've received the odd-tasting treats.

"We've been tasting lemon creme cookies out the wazoo lately," Key told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

There were 15 so-called "lots" that were affected. Eight were sent to the Atlanta area, Key said. The "lot" codes are printed on the bottom flap of a box of cookies.

Little Brownie Bakers of Louisville, Ky., says the cookies are safe to eat. They're just not as tasty as they could be.

"The cookies are still edible, but are not recommended for consumption as they are not up to our quality standards," according to the company's statement.

Michelle Tompkins from the Girl Scouts of the USA echos that.

"They just didn't pass the Little Brownie Bakers quality test," Tompkins said.

There were 31 councils that received the smelly cookies, Tompkins said. All have been notified.

The boxes can be returned for a different variety of Girl Scout cookies, she said.

One option is to go to the  Little Brownie Bakers Website to get a product coupon to exchange the cookies.

Key also said the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta has set up a cookie hotline: 770-702-9135 and also a Website for people to learn more about the cookies.

"We would be pleased to exchange their cookies," Key said.