Cookies for the whole table
How many cookies per person for your party?
Choose portions for the actual cookie size, then get event cookies, take-home extras and whole boxes to buy.
Read the cookie quantity guideHow the cookie estimate works
The event portion, take-home extras, buffer and contributed cookies each enter the formula once.
- Adult and child portions are multiplied by their counts; the event subtotal rounds up to a whole cookie. Three roughly 2 oz cookies per adult is inside JoJo's 2–3-cookie recommendation. Two per child is an illustrative Party Servings setting.
- Take-home cookies equal all guests times the selected extra per guest, rounded up. Keep this zero if your overall allowance already includes favors.
- Add event and separate take-home subtotals, apply one optional buffer and round up. Subtract confirmed contributions once, with the purchase target never below zero.
- Divide the purchase target by your package count and round up. Extra cookies are package overage, not a second hidden buffer.
- The even per-variety target divides the total including buffer by varieties and rounds up. It is an allocation aid, not an additional order. Adjust for flavor popularity and dietary needs.