One of the first thing a young girl learns to bake is cookies.
I am not sure whether that is because of her interest in baking or in eating them.
If you enjoy baking cookies then maybe you would like to market them for extra income.
In this article I will share with you several different types of cookies I have baked for profit.
Party Cookies First we will talk about Party Cookies.
I have done a lot of business by making party cookies.
What are party cookies? They are large, usually round cookies which I decorate as I would a cake.
Personally, I only make chocolate chip party cookies, but you may choose to make oatmeal and raisin, sugar, or peanut butter.
It is your choice! Sometimes I make them into a clown face.
Sometimes I use a 1/4 sheet pan or a jelly roll pan and make them into a football field.
Sometimes I decorate them with roses and whatever messages my customers may want.
(Happy Birthday, Anniversary, Retirement, We Will Miss You, etc.
) Valentine's Day Party Cookies I make hundreds of heart shaped cookies nearly every year for Valentine's Day.
These are pre-orders with custom messages.
I have a set of 4 heart-shaped cake pans in different sizes, so that is what I bake my cookies in.
I take pre-orders for the cookies, and then order supplies based on how many cookies I have sold.
Of course, I prepare a few extra since I may be able to sell more.
I bake a sample and show it to those I think would be interested in placing an order.
I have used this with church and home school groups as a fundraiser too (so they take the orders).
I have always sold many extras.
Also, do not underestimate the influence of word of mouth.
Share what you are doing and it will be well received.
Team Sports I have made football shaped individual cookies for ball teams with each player's number on one cookie.
You could also make basketball shaped ones with the round cutter.
These I made out of chocolate chip cookie dough but you could easily make them out of sugar cookie dough or gingerbread.
Sugar or Ginger Cookies I have made seasonal shaped individual sugar cookies for a bank office and some libraries.
Some shapes I have used are flowers, crosses, butterflies, hearts, clovers, stars, dragon flies, buffalo, bears, leaves, etc.
I sprinkle these with colored sugar before I bake them.
You may want to make gingerbread men and sell them around the holidays.
I usually sell these by the dozen.
There are many ways to make money with baking, selling cookies is just one of them.
Happy Baking, Reda