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The formula behind every price, with cookies, cupcakes and a cake compared side by side.
Pricing
A step-by-step method with a worked example: ingredients, time, packaging, fees and margin.
Per dozen
A plain dozen and a decorated dozen worked out, with packaging and payment fees.
Decorated
Price each design by the minutes it takes, from simple to detailed sets.
Cupcakes
Dozens, half dozens and single cupcakes, with frosting time and boxes.
Market data
Published prices for decorated cookies, drop cookies and cupcakes from 19 small bakeries, November 2026.
Holiday season
Mixed boxes, gift packaging, assembly time and order deadlines for the busiest weeks of the year.
Orders
Deposits, balances and pickup dates, without losing track when orders pile up.
Deposits
How much deposit to ask for, with sample policy wording you can adapt.