Recipe cost & pricing calculator

Work out what a batch costs to make and what to charge per item: ingredients, packaging, your time, overhead and profit margin. Free, no login. This example is $33.12 for 24 cookies, $1.38 each, priced at $1.98.

Recipe name (optional)

Ingredients

Type an ingredient to fill in a typical US price, then set how much the recipe uses. Prices are editable: use what you actually pay.

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Batch, time and margin

Items per batch

How many you sell from one batch.

Packaging per item ($)

Box, bag, label, ribbon.

Your time per batch (minutes)

Mixing, baking, decorating, packing.

Hourly rate ($)

What you pay yourself per hour.

Overhead (%)

Added to ingredients + packaging for utilities, equipment, fees.

Profit margin (%)

Share of the selling price you keep as profit (0-95).

Your price

Suggested price: $1.98 each

Cost per item $1.38, profit per item $0.60, batch of 24 sells for $47.52.

Batch cost breakdown
Ingredients	$12.87
Packaging	$3.60
Labour	$15.00
Overhead	$1.65
Total batch cost	$33.12

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New to pricing? Read how to price baked goods for the formula and common margins.