I made this recipe with my Brownie Troop. We put all the ingredients into a ziplock bag and passed it around for kneading. What fun for everyone to participate and the end results were delicious!!!! with no mess!!!

Absolutely delicious! I work in a camp kitchen and we just tried them. Thanks!

I think they taste great, although not exactly like a tootsie roll. I was looking for something fun and easy to make with my little brothers (5 and 3 years). This totally fit the bill. It was fun, easy and yummy! What a great thing for little kids to make. (SMALL HINT: I had to add a little extra corn syrup) Thanks!

Yuck! I think it must be the corn syrup. If there was some other liquid that would sweeten and bind it without the nasty aftertaste, I think this recipe could be really good.

Made these again for a cookie decorating party. Very easy to make and the kids enjoyed rolling the dough into balls and putting them in tin foil cups. They were snapped up fast.

No WAY do these taste like Tootsie Rolls...it's basically a really dense buttercream frosting. The only reason I gave it three stars is because of the novelty value; you could make this w/o cocoa, adding different food colorings and have something perfectly edible for the kids to play with. Very PlayDoh-like.

This did not work for me at all. After the fact, I see the Comments section. I might have used the wrong milk powder, that being the case it should be made MUCH MORE CLEAR in the recipe itself. This stuff is ending up in my coffee for the next 6 mos. Yuk.

I agree with the other person who said use instant nonfat dry powdered milk. There are many brands, but I buy the grocery store brand and it is fine. No, instant nonfat dry powdered milk is not inexpensive. The grocery store brand is no cheaper per gallon than fresh milk, but it is great for homemade hot cocoa, pancake mix etc...

This recipe was a HIT at my Son's Bake Sale!! I wrapped them individually in parchment paper and sold them for a quarter a piece, the went like wild fire!! I've been asked several times for the recipe! Thanks Erika!

LOVED this recipe! Made it with my 6-year-old. He mixed until he was tired of it, and I hand kneaded the powdery mixture until it was smooth and dark brown. Then the kids got to make shapes out of it, just like play dough, only tasty. I just used plain old instant non-fat milk, whatever was already in my kitchen, and had no trouble at all.

Awesome recipe! Okay, I can see how some of the other reviewers had problems. First off, if you use powdered milk, rather than Dry Milk (used in making bread - Sanalac is the brand I used), I can imagine the taste would be HORRIBLE! As for making them, at first my batch was dry and crumbly, so I added just a smidge more butter and it came together. Think of it like play-doh that has dried out and you have to add a little moisture (in this case, butter or corn syrup), to make it hold together again. The only real way to work it was with my hands, but it was fun and not messy! It was a BIG hit with kids and grownups alike. I'm going to make it with my kids' 1st grade class as a 'science/cooking' project!

If you have trouble making this properly, I'd check to be sure you're using "dry milk" not "instant milk". There's a difference. Dry (non instant) milk is commonly used in bread recipes for celiacs.

HELP!! The looked and felt like tootsie rolls but didn't taste like it. I think I need to used DRY milk NOT instant - can NOT find DRY only. I can only find dry-instant and the stuffs not cheap! Also, cannot find DAIRY dry creamer. Can anyone in So. Cal. tell me where to find it? Or even order it online?? Thanks!

I loved this recipe. I think they taste better than the store bought ones. Trick too if you don't have powered milk use dry dairy creamer.... Thank you for sharing this with us.

My 7 year old son loved this recipe and he had so much fun helping make them. This is a kid-friendly hit!

WOW. Did not enjoy these at all. They DO NOT taste better, or even similar, to tootsie rolls. A major disappointment!!!

I wonder if I did something wrong since I was very disappointed by this recipe. The taste was only somewhat similar to tootsie rolls and the consistency was ALL wrong.