The sooner, the better. I can book up quickly since I only take one order per week, so send me your event date to reserve a slot as soon as possible!
**Please keep in mind, I will message you with confirmation because if I'm already booked for the week you requested, I may not be able to fulfill your order as requested.
You can use the order form link at the bottom of the page, but I’m also fine with you messaging me directly through my Facebook page which is also linked at the bottom of this page. I’ll message you either way, because I’ll have additional questions and I’ll want you to send me any inspiration pictures you’ve found
Look at some decorated cookies on Etsy! I charge less than most experienced cookiers charge. But here's why they cost so much:
One batch of cookies takes me anywhere from 3 to 6 hours of hands-on labor to mix, cut, bake, mix icing, color the icing, and then actually decorate. The process also takes at least 3 days because the cookies need to sit in a container for one day before decorating (so the butter doesn’t bleed into icing), then the first, or “flood” layer of icing needs to dry for 12 hours so that’s a second night, then the final layer needs to dry 6-12 hours as well.
There’s overhead to consider too- buying cutters, piping bags, packaging, marketing materials, sprinkles/decorations, food coloring, cookie ingredients, and SO MUCH powdered sugar for icing. Not to mention, meringue powder (dried egg whites for the icing) costs about $20/lb which is the main ingredient in the icing. All in all, I usually break even on supplies with most orders and end up paying myself about a few dollars per hour for labor.