# Price every box with confidence and keep every order in one place Canonical: [Price every box with confidence and keep every order in one place](https://tidybatchstudio.com/) Locale: en-US Purpose: Free recipe cost, cookie and cake pricing calculators, a printable order form and Google Sheets templates for home bakers who sell cookies and cakes. Content updated: 2026-11-06 Source revision: f4f9120908cf Maintenance owner: Tidy Batch Studio [Topic map](https://tidybatchstudio.com/llm/topics/site.md) · [Complete scoped map](https://tidybatchstudio.com/sitemap.md) For home bakers who take custom orders Tidy Batch Studio makes simple Google Sheets tools for people who bake to order from home: a pricing spreadsheet, an order tracker, and free calculators and an order form you can use right now. - [Try the free tools](https://tidybatchstudio.com/free-tools/) - [How to price baked goods](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/how-to-price-baked-goods/) ## Two Google Sheets templates *Pricing* ### [Bakery Pricing Studio](https://tidybatchstudio.com/bakery-pricing-spreadsheet/) *Image: Bakery Pricing Studio Home tab with a shelf of recipe cards and their prices per box* Save ingredient costs once, build recipe cards and get a price per box that covers ingredients, your time, packaging and payment fees. Quote custom orders in seconds. Google Sheets · Instant download · USD 3.50 on Etsy - [See what it does](https://tidybatchstudio.com/bakery-pricing-spreadsheet/) - [Get it on Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4606345560) *Orders* ### [Bakery Order Tracker](https://tidybatchstudio.com/bakery-order-tracker/) *Image: Bakery Order Tracker Home tab showing open orders, orders due soon, overdue orders and the balance to collect* One row per order with pickup dates, deposits and balances. See what is due this week, what is overdue and what is still to collect. Google Sheets · Instant download · USD 3.50 on Etsy - [See what it does](https://tidybatchstudio.com/bakery-order-tracker/) - [Get it on Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4610704614) ## Free tools ### [Recipe cost calculator](https://tidybatchstudio.com/recipe-cost-calculator/) Enter what you paid for each ingredient and how much the recipe uses. You get the cost of the whole batch, per piece and per dozen. Example: 24 chocolate chip cookies cost 8.40 in ingredients, 0.35 each. - [Find your recipe cost](https://tidybatchstudio.com/recipe-cost-calculator/) ### [Cookie pricing calculator](https://tidybatchstudio.com/cookie-pricing-calculator/) Add your time, packaging and payment fees to that cost. You get a minimum price and a price for your target margin. Example: a box of 6 cookies that costs 5.75 to make needs 10.81 for a 40% margin. - [Price a box](https://tidybatchstudio.com/cookie-pricing-calculator/) ### [Cake pricing calculator](https://tidybatchstudio.com/cake-pricing-calculator/) For custom cakes: add decorating time, the board and box and payment fees, and get a price per cake and per serving. Example: a 24-serving cake that costs 65.70 needs 117.86 for a 40% margin. - [Price a cake](https://tidybatchstudio.com/cake-pricing-calculator/) ### [Bakery order form](https://tidybatchstudio.com/bakery-order-form/) A custom order form for cakes, cookies and cupcakes: fill it in on screen, then print it or save it as a PDF, or copy the questions into Google Forms. - [Open the order form](https://tidybatchstudio.com/bakery-order-form/) ## Guides *Start here* ### [How to price baked goods](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/how-to-price-baked-goods/) The formula behind every price, with cookies, cupcakes and a cake compared side by side. *Pricing* ### [How to price cookies for a home bakery](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/how-to-price-cookies/) A step-by-step method with a worked example: ingredients, time, packaging, fees and margin. *Per dozen* ### [How much to charge for a dozen cookies](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/how-much-to-charge-for-a-dozen-cookies/) A plain dozen and a decorated dozen worked out, with packaging and payment fees. *Decorated* ### [Decorated sugar cookie pricing](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/decorated-sugar-cookie-pricing/) Price each design by the minutes it takes, from simple to detailed sets. *Cupcakes* ### [How much to charge for cupcakes](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/how-much-to-charge-for-cupcakes/) Dozens, half dozens and single cupcakes, with frosting time and boxes. *Market data* ### [What small US bakeries charge](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/bakery-price-survey/) Published prices for decorated cookies, drop cookies and cupcakes from 19 small bakeries, November 2026. *Holiday season* ### [How to price holiday cookie boxes](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/holiday-cookie-box-pricing/) Mixed boxes, gift packaging, assembly time and order deadlines for the busiest weeks of the year. *Orders* ### [How to track custom orders and deposits](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/bakery-order-deposits/) Deposits, balances and pickup dates, without losing track when orders pile up. *Deposits* ### [Bakery deposit policy](https://tidybatchstudio.com/guides/bakery-deposit-policy/) How much deposit to ask for, with sample policy wording you can adapt. ## How the templates work 1. **Buy on Etsy.** You get an instant download: a short PDF guide. 2. **Open the links on a computer.** The PDF links to a Demo with fictional examples and a blank Start Fresh template. 3. **Make your own copy.** In Google Sheets, choose File > Make a copy. It saves to your Google Drive and stays yours. 4. **Fill in the yellow cells.** Every calculation is visible in the sheet, with no scripts or add-ons. Both templates need a free Google account and Google Sheets on a desktop or laptop. They are in English, and there is no Excel version.