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WE ARE A DECORATED COOKIE GIFTS, CUPCAKE AND CONFECTIONERY BAKERY FRANCHISE

Cookies by Design offers a low entry cost and scalable confectionery bakery franchise featuring custom hand decorated cookie bouquets, gourmet cookies, cupcakes and confectionery treats.

For over 40 years, Cookies by Design has been delighting people across the US with a unique and delicious gifting alternative to flowers. Our ability to create custom cookie bouquet designs with a personalized message as well as provide local hand delivery set us apart. Our customers are thrilled with Cookies by Design’s ease of service and creativity that delivers their gift with a personal touch. We love being a part of people celebrations, special occasions and life events.

From start to finish our cookie bouquets are all hand crafted using our sugar cookie dough, cinnamon brown sugar dough recipes and signature icing creating an unforgettable, tasty work of art. With over 300 unique cookie cutter shapes and thousands of design options Cookies by Design’s potential to deliver gift items that are unique, special & memorable are limitless.

Cookies by Design has incorporated the business of gifting with the love of baked goods into one successful franchise. Combining the local bakery retail shop offering personalized gifts and local hand delivery with the cookiesbydesign.com online ordering site, gives each location a national selling reach with a neighborhood delivery touch.

Q Franchise Background

First Unit Franchised: 1987
Franchised Units: 48
Company Owned Units: 1
States Registered In: MI, WI
Canada Franchises: Yes
International Franchises: Yes

Q Financial Terms

Total Investment: $110,000 - $215,000
Minimum Net Worth: $250,000
Franchise Fee: $30,000
Royalty: 6%
Ad: 3%
Average Number of Employees: 6
Item 19: No
Visa Candidates: Yes
Passive Ownership: Yes
Home Based: No
B2B: Yes
Master Franchise Opportunities: Yes
Veteran Discount: Yes

Q Support & Training

Site Selection Assistance: Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Co-Operative Advertising: Yes
Training: Beginning with Cookie College at the Plano, TX corporate office, Cookies by Design’s owners, shop managers, bakers and/or decorators are provided with the training needed to run a successful business.
Our comprehensive training course - Cookie College® includes 80 hours of production, marketing and operational training curriculum developed specifically for newly licensed franchisees and their employees. Detailed guides and assistance are available from day one.
Confidential Operations Manual, Design Manual, Baking Manual, Assembly manuals
On-site assistance and training for grand openings
Site selection, design and construction assistance begins long before the first cookie is baked.
Ongoing training and support materials in conjunction with product development
Other Info: Cookies are where we start but do not be fooled by the Cookies by Design name; we are at heart a gifting company. Our primary job is to deliciously convey the sentiments of the purchaser to the recipient. The opportunities to create custom gift experiences for our recipients are only limited by ones imagination.

Q Ideal Candidate


Our ideal franchisee is someone who is involved in their business every day and plays an active role in managing their shop(s) and growing their local market.

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  • Price Range $110,000 - $215,000
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