I would take all of your ingredients and add that to what you give yourself as an hourly wage . So let's say it costs you $6.00 to make a batch of snickerdoodles and each batch of dough yeilds 48 cookies. That would be $6.00 plus let's say it takes you a total of 3 hrs. to mix, bake, and clean up and you want to make an hourly wage of $10.00/hr. That would be $36.00 to make 48 cookies that comes out to exactlly $.75/cookie So you could sell your cookies for $9.00 a dozen.
Another way you could do it is to weigh your cookies, although people are going to ask you how many cookies there are in a 1/2 lb. anyhow, so I'd do it by cookie count.
Don't forget to factor in taxes. I am working on pricing the same kind of cookie varieties and if you want to actually clear $10 an hour you will want to add at least 15% just to cover the federal taxes (medicare, social security) on your income. State and local taxes can affect it too. (I will be listing my business on my personal taxes as a sole proprietorship) Just one more thing to keep in mind...
ETA, I will be using basically the same formula that KHalstead mentioned, but in addition to charging for ingredients and time, I will add a few bucks that are specifically to go back into the business. This way I can buy new equipment and such without having to dip into my "pay." It won't be much, maybe $2-3 per dozen, but it will eventually add up for the Kitchen Aid Artisan mixer in Green Apple that I having been drooling over for an eternity!
Oo, oo, oo! Can you send me your recipe for your snickerdoodles?!?!? Please, please, please. I love Snickerdoodles, but can't find a recipe. Don't even ask me why I can't find one. I just can't.
Oh yeah, I can't really tell you how to price for the dozen. I've never done it. I do know cookies, really big ones like 3"-4" around, average $1.50-$2.50 for one. I have seen them sold that way. I think CookieMakinMomma has a point on how to price as well. A little extra never hurts. You also have to factor in the time & gas going to the store, the eclectricty you use to make them. Just ake your time & REALLY think what things are gonna cost you. I bake cookies like CRAZY every Chiristmas and my electric bill definetly goes up.
Uh, LaBella, let me give you a hint on how to price by the dozen.
Take your price per cookie and multiply by 12. Tah-DAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, but, then, well, you know, I may not get any orders. And you know, I really want orders.
Okay, this is in no way to make fun of anyone at all. Indy knows what I'm talking about.
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