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Cookie Cutters franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network
What Cookie Cutters's most recent Franchise Disclosure Document says about the money, the litigation, and the franchisee churn — before you wire a five- or six-figure franchise fee.
Everything below is free, read straight off Cookie Cutters's registered filing, with where the numbers land against category peers. Weighing Cookie Cutters against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Cookie Cutters's most recent FDD (registered 2022). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 22871-202203-04 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.
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Cookie Cutters franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Cookie Cutters does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Cookie Cutters — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing; the fees, litigation and outlet churn Cookie Cutters's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Cookie Cutters lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Cookie Cutters's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2022) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Cookie Cutters closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Cookie Cutters will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Cookie Cutters's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a franchise of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Cookie Cutters's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +1 to 106 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Cookie Cutters?
Cookie Cutters's franchise is offered by COOKIE CUTTERS FRANCHISING INC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2022), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Cookie Cutters is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Cookie Cutters franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Cookie Cutters — who is the franchisor?
Cookie Cutters's most recently filed FDD (2022) names COOKIE CUTTERS FRANCHISING INC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Cookie Cutters franchise cost?
Cookie Cutters's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $60,000 – $90,000, with an initial franchise fee of $40,000 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against category peers it sits in the top quartile (median $227,750).
How much profit does a Cookie Cutters franchise make?
Cookie Cutters makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Cookie Cutters at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Cookie Cutters disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Cookie Cutters's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing.
Are there lawsuits against Cookie Cutters?
No — Cookie Cutters's most recently filed FDD (2022) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Cookie Cutters a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Cookie Cutters's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against category peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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