How much should I charge for bake sale cookies?

Well, from what I can gather, you're selling them at the perfect price as it is. I would always suggest a simple $0.25 per cookie.

I know we want to charge more, but a bake sale is always seen as one of those "cheap'n'tasty" options where people are very frugal with their spending. The only way to increase your profit - and the proceeds that the animal shelter recieves - would be to increase the size of the cookies.

Bigger is better, right? These days, either people don't care what they eat or they do. People who try to keep off sweets will be less likely to buy smaller cookies in larger numbers because the old Lays phrase holds true, "Bet you can't eat just one." Going with a larger cookie size will make people feel like 1 will be satisfying enough on its own.

So, how to make more money on larger cookies, but keep the prices low... Sell the cookies at the same prices, but for only 6. Next, instead of doubling the cookie size, measure out the amount of dough used to make 10 of the original size and split that into the 6 larger cookies. It'll result in a 66% size increase with the cookies and lower your cost per sale by 1/6th. Not to bore you with the obvious little fraction math, but the size change is somewhat tested and important; it's up-ing the cookie size enough to seem worth the price, while not cutting back enough to seem greedy with your own savings. It nestles right into that comfy zone where everyone's happy and business doesn't go down.

For homemade cookies anything between $3-$5 depending on type and size of cookies is a fair price in my eyes. If it's for a good cause they shouldn't grump about a dollar more or less than "cardboard" store cookies.

I think that you could charge up to $4 for the without nuts and $4:50 with nuts,

for 12 COOKIES THAT IS REALLY CHEAP

I like Brad's ideas. I too would sell per cookie or lesser in bags (6 for $2).