Great American Cookies

Franchise Overview

Food & Restaurant Retail Product & Service

Great American Cookies operates retail storefront locations — primarily in shopping malls and high-traffic venues — specializing in freshly baked cookies, signature Cookie Cakes, and a wide variety of sweet baked goods made fresh in-store for customers of all ages.

Key Highlights

Iconic Cookie Cakes fully customizable for celebrations and everyday indulgence
Made-fresh-in-store products driving impulse purchases and repeat foot traffic
Decades of consumer brand recognition backed by proven recipes and systems
Comprehensive franchisee support spanning site selection, training, and ongoing marketing

Great American Cookies offers franchisees a retail-forward dessert concept with deep brand heritage, a loyal multi-generational customer base, and built-in upsell potential through seasonal and specialty offerings.

Just the Facts

For most current information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents

In Business Since1977

Number of Units389

Min Liquid Capital—

Required Networth—

$$$Total Investment$155K – $652K

Great American Cookies Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD)

These official Great American Cookies FDDs contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise.

Available Documents

Great American Cookies FDD 2025

March 2025

$99.00

Great American Cookies FDD 2023

August 2023

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Great American Cookies FDD 2023

February 2023

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Great American Cookies FDD 2021

May 2021

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Great American Cookies FDD 2021

January 2021

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Great American Cookies FDD 2019

April 2019

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Great American Cookies FDD 2018

April 2018

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Great American Cookies FDD 2017

April 2017

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Great American Cookies FDD 2016

April 2016

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Great American Cookies FDD 2015

March 2015

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