How much would you charge per cookie for the large Wilton wedding cake cookies? They would be decorated with royal icing and a three letter monogram on each, and individually wrapped- tied with ribbon that is supplied by the bride. I'l need a minimum of 100, possibly up to 200.
I was thinking $1.25 each - is that enough or too much ???????????
I'd like to give her a quote tomorrow if I get enough feedback from my friends here @ cake central! Thanks!
Personally, I don't think 1.25 is enough. It takes a lot of dough for that large cookie. you won't get many from a batch. Also, is the bride providing the bags? They can cost 10 cents a piece. 200 cookies represents a lot of work. You can find them online for $5 each. I wouldn't do it for less than $2 each, but it depends on your market.
If your cutter is the 4 inch wedding cake with the heart bit on the top, you will get about 30 - 35 cookies per batch of NFSC. I made them not too long ago and that was what I got. Which means you would need to make about 7 batches. Wish you lots of luck.
I am making these for a customer for the the first time and I am charging $2.50 each. Using the same cutter as you.
I've made a lot before, and I tell ya, it is back breaking work! The first time I did them I offered to do them free for a friend and I have never regretted something more in my life! LOL.
If you look online, even $2.50 is cheap for these cookies. Most bakeries charge up to $5 for them!
Thanks everyone! I'm sure you saved me from a lot of regret! I've done very little cookie work, so it would probably take me even longer. I told the bride-to-be that I would charge $2 each for a very simple design, $3 for a more intricate look. I thought she was going to pass out! She said she was going to see if she could get a cookie cutter and do them herself- I think she was trying to barter the price down. I wished her luck with her baking and decorating. She later said she'd think about it and let me know. I feel bad - she's an aquaintance from work- but I don't work for free and usually underprice my items as it is! I just didn't want to get burried in such a big job and not make a profit. That sounds so bad!
That cookie cutter is large. I recently made some spider web cookies and the cutter is 6" (in my photos). I was only able to get about 6 cookies cut from one batch plus some small spiders and bats. So your cost to make those cookies could/would be quite high. And not to mention your time. My WMI and I recently helped a friend decorate cookies for her wedding. She had all the cookies already made and we just helped with the decorating. We covered them in fondant and then stamped the monogram into the fondant and then brushed the cookies with luster dust. We only decorated about 75 but it took the three of us several hours to do. Doing 200 cookies by yourself including baking them will probably take a lot of time. You did good by telling her $2.00. Personally I would have quoted at least $2.50 but it really depends on your market. I'm not sure there are a lot of people in my area that are willing to pay that much but I'm not willing to do it and make next to nothing for my time. I have really learned the hard way not to charge too little. My cakes and cookies are worth the prices I charge and if someone things it's too high, then I'm okay with that. So good for you for sticking to your guns. I'll bet the bride will look around to see how much others charge and will find that you gave her a really good price even if it's not in her budget.
Thanks for the support! I don't like turning people away, but I do think that was a fair price. Personally I could find a better use for $400, but she was going to use the cookie as the table favor so she'll spend at least that on something else. Also, I offered to tie her ribbon and message card onto each cookie bag, saving her that step. Oh well! I have let it go! If I hear back from her I'll be pleasantly(maybe) surprised.
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