Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies

Your group profits when participants take orders from your Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough brochure.

Yes. Every participant receives a brochure, order form, and money envelope.

Yes. Supporters can pay by check, cash, money order, or cashier's check.

They also have the option to pay using their phone. (These orders still need to be written on the order form)

There are no setup fees or supply costs to start an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser.

Yes. Our prize programs are optional but recommended. You can boost sales by incentivizing your participants. It's important to discuss your incentive plan at your kickoff meeting. Then, continue to remind your participants about your prizes throughout your campaign. This will keep them motivated to sell.

There is no cost for our incentives.

Learn about our prize programs.

You'll receive an agreement to sign after you submit our Start a Fundraiser form. It will take at least 7-10 business days to process your order and pack and ship your supplies.

Learn about our timeline.

Your sale lasts for two weeks. You can always change your end date. Let us know before your sale is over.

Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough can be left at room temperature for 6-8 hours.

PREP: Do not thaw before baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

BAKE: Place frozen cookie dough pieces 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Bake to an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

COOL: Let cool for 15 minutes before removing from the baking pan. Cookies will remain soft after cooling.

Online selling is an integral part of your Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser. Before your start date, you'll receive instructions so your participants can register. Once registered, they can invite friends and family to shop at your store.

Selling online adds a 2^nd way for your group to raise money.

Your online store will include additional items not found in the brochure.

Registration is the most effective way to generate Otis Spunkmeyer cookie sales online. Once registered, participants can invite friends and family to your online store using text, social media, and email. They'll also be able to log into their sales portal anytime and track their online sales.

Once potential supporters arrive at your store, the participant's name and group appear at the top of the page. This helps to personalize your fundraiser. For example, "Thank you for supporting John Doe with ABC High School Band!"

Registered sellers will also be eligible to earn credit toward prizes. We encourage groups to supplement our prize program with their rewards. This can bring in even more sales. Here are some incentive ideas.

There are two ways to promote your store:

1. Registration: By default, your group will receive its group ID number. Participants will need it to register and share your store with others using social media, text, and email.
2. Direct Link: We can create a unique link to bypass the registration process. You can then post the link on your website and social media channels. Your group could also share your link with their friends and family. If you want this option, let us know in the comments section when submitting your Start a Fundraiser form.

By promoting a direct link, you can only track online sales as a group, not by individual sellers. As a result, participants would not receive prize credit for selling online.

Online Ship-to-Group Orders

Another limitation with a single store link is getting items to online customers who choose the 'ship to group' option. Typically when participants register and send out their unique links, and customers make a purchase, orders are automatically tied to a particular seller.

Any items are shipped to the group already packed inside the seller's box with their other brochure items. Participants then deliver these items to their customers.

But with the single link option, you must let any 'ship to group' buyers know to pick up their order because it won't be associated with any seller.

Yes, Otis Spunkmeyer can be set up to accept donations. You make 70% of the donated amount. You can turn this feature off when logged into your portal.

Donations do not count toward items sold.

Yes. Buyers can choose to support more than 1 participant. Before continuing to the store, supporters would need to select a participant. Then choose the 'Support another seller' link to add another participant.

However, participants themselves need to register individually. Each participant has their own login and sharing options.

Your online store closes once we receive your brochure order forms.

Your online profit will be credited toward your brochure sales invoice. You will receive a check if your online sales profit exceeds your brochure sales invoice.

We deliver brochure orders to your group 3-4 weeks after receiving your order forms. Online orders generally ship to customers within three business days after purchase.

Customers receive a confirmation email when they place their order. A notification email is sent once their order ships.

Product ships out of our Indiana warehouse to all the lower 48 states.

Orders are prepacked and delivered by the seller.

A shipping fee is charged based on the total items sold by your group.

Minimum Order Requirement: Your group must sell at least 100 'ship to group' items. If you fall short of 100 items, you must purchase additional items to meet or exceed 100 or pay the actual cost to ship the order to your group. 'Ship to group' includes refrigerated or unrefrigerated items.

NOTE: Only ship-to-group items count toward reaching the shipping fee tiers. Ship-to-group items appear on a paper order form or online, where customers choose to have their order shipped directly to you.

Brochure Sales

Sellers show buyers a brochure, and they write their order on the order form and payment. All brochure orders are shipped to your group. Buyers do not pay a shipping fee.

Online Sales:

Sellers invite buyers to shop at your online store using email, text, and social media. There are two ways that buyers can choose to have their online order shipped:

1. Ship to Buyer

Customers pay a shipping fee to have their orders shipped directly to them at checkout—free shipping on all orders over $100.

*The following states have a $120 free shipping minimum order requirement: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY

Only nonperishable items are shipped to the buyer.

2. Ship to Group

Instead of paying the shipping fee, online customers can choose the 'ship to group' option. They pay a 5% processing fee to ship their order to your group.

For example, a $50 order would be charged an additional $2.50 ($50 x 5% = $2.50). The total cost for the order would therefore be $52.50.

We then combine all 'ship to group' orders and ship them to your location along with your brochure order.

Nonperishable and perishable items can be ordered online and shipped to your group if you use a cookie dough or frozen food brochure.

An extra fee for a liftgate, inside delivery, and delivery to a residential address will be charged.

Groups with over 100 participants

As long as groups with over 100 members average $20 or more in retail sales per enrolled participant, they will avoid our supply cost fee. (Since the average price of an item listed in a typical cookie dough or frozen food brochure is about $20, that is about 1 item per enrolled participant)

A quick way to determine your average retail sales per enrolled participant is to divide your total sales by your group enrollment. Consider the following two examples.

If your group raises:

1. $2,500 with 150 participants, your average retail sales per enrolled participant would be $16.67. You would be charged 50¢ x 150 = $75 (See chart above).
2. $3,500 with 150 participants, your average retail sales per enrolled participant would be $23.33. You would not be charged a supply fee because you reached $20 per enrolled participant.

Another way is to multiply $20 by your enrollment number. So if you have 150 participants, your shipping would be free if your retail sales are $3,000 or more (150 members x $20 items/member).

Keep in mind that many sellers will sell more than two items while others may not sell at all. You shouldn't incur a shipping fee if your group averages about two or more items.

Additional fees are added to the invoice. Order delivers within 3-4 weeks after the company receives order forms. Big Fundraising Ideas is not responsible for products not stored properly.

Late orders not received to be added to the first order will not count towards the shipping minimum order requirements. The group will also be responsible for any late order shipping fees.

There is no ship-to-seller option available for an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser.

If you have any items that need replacing, you must submit a form that we'll attach to your delivery notification email. Sellers will have seven days to report any missing or damaged items. Groups are allowed one submission per fundraiser.