Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2009

Kids like making these, especially the coloring and rolling, but they do lack flavor or sugariness, as the recipe is written. Maybe some large grain sugar sprinkles on top would do the trick.

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

AWESOME! These cookies not only tasted great, they were fun to make. I rolled three logs, placed them side by side, and twisted them; then, I rolled one log with the twisted colors. Thank you Christine M for that suggestion. I only got seven cookies from the recipe so they were bigger than called for. Therefore, I baked them 10-12 minutes. Because some reviewers stated they needed more sugar, I thEn pressed the cookie into sugar crystals and attached the stick. I used Wilton's "cookie sticks" because lollipop sticks would be too thin. Thank you Terri for sharing such an AWESOME FUN RECIPE!

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

These were a big hit at my daughters school for halloween. Some fell off the sticks because I dont think I attached them properly but they were very cute and very tasty

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

These were so pretty! I added about 1/3 cup of sugar. I also put my hands in flour each time before I rolled these out. The dough was too sticky if I didn't. I baked these for about 6 or 7 minutes, but I think I made mine smaller than the recipe says.

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

I have four kids and babysit six more on the weekends. I was looking for something different and this was it. I followed the recipe exactly and they were so much fun. We have made them four times now and each time get more creative. My older two roll each color out in a snake, lay them side by side then roll them together gently like a snake then coil to get the alternate colors throughout the entire cookie. They really come out beautiful. The younger ones just take a bit of each color lay them end to end then roll out the snake and coil. After four batches of dough yesterday and tons of cookies later, I was getting tired. They went to bed and I rolled each remaining color into a log, put them together and put them in my cookie press. I put it in the freezer to chill while we did the bedtime routine afterwards. I just pressed them out and baked them in flower shapes, they came out great too and very colorful. They all love them and we will continue to make these. Great idea, thanks!

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

These are a little labor intensive, but the outcome is worth it. I made these as a treat for some of my second graders - they'd earned a reading reward. I rolled the chilled dough on a silicone mat which made the job much easier. I also chilled the formed coils for about 5 minutes before inserting the sticks. They were a big hit with the kids.

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

What a fun recipe to make with my three year old! We made these for her older brother's Halloween Party at school... A suggestion: a lot of people said they felt the cookies weren't sweet enough. Rather than add more sugar, when I added the color and shaped the cookies I used confectioners sugar to keep the dough from sticking to my hands. =)

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

Easy and very pretty! I used 1/2 tsp. orange extract and 1/2 tsp. vanilla, but otherwise followed recipe exactly. Took me a few to get the hang of it, but if you twist the log before rolling into the cookie (like you would a candy cane type thing) I think the end result is very pretty!

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Christine M

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

Thank you very mutch!

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

These are so cute! It's like you are really playing with Play Doh. I really recommend using the paste that the recipe calls for so you get the deep color without using a ton of food coloring. After I halved each color I halved them again and pre-rolled the first 6 balls of each color so I could ensure I'd have enough of each color for each cookie. I, at first, tried to the first 12 but they started to dry out. Once I got my rope formed I started forming the inside coil. After three loops I took the tail end of the rope and wrapped it around the coil. I found a bag of 100 6" sticks at Michaels and 100 baggies with ties that fit perfectly on the cookie. They also have a ton of different individual colored pastes to choose from. I will definitely be making these again!

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Tricia Jaeger

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009

you could make them flower shaped and stick them in cupcakes with green icing and it would be flowers in a pot!

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

We used this recipe to make fun shapes instead of suckers and they were a hit! I used less sugar because I'm not a big fan of super sweet cookies and it was just perfect. I read that one reviewer said they used liquid food color, not the paste as the recipe calls for and bought some since my local store didn't have the paste. I found that the blue wasn't as true as the paste coloring is, but otherwise found no difference in texture. Thanks for posting this recipe, it's a keeper.

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Reviewed: May 8, 2009

Excellent, Excellent, love this cookies. Tried making it for my boy, almost followed the cookies exactly except that I substitute 3/4 cup of the flour with wholemeal flour and added 2 tablespoon of wheat germ to increase the nutritional content of the cookie. My boy loves it and they look so lovely. Thanks for posting this recipe.

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

it the best for my kids

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

I made these for a first grade Valentine party. They were really easy to make. They take no longer (except for the chill time) to make than a batch of cupcakes. The results are adorable! As far as taste, I thought they were kind of plain. Regardless, I am sure the kids will love them! Thanks for this fun recipe!

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

they were fun to make and everyone is commenting on it. i made some adjustment by changing the flour to 2 1/2 and added 1/4 cup of corn flour to make them crunchy.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2009

I made these for my daughter's preschool class and they were a hit. A bit time consuming but worth it in my opinion.

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Andrea G.

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009

The kids and I made these cookies as a flower pot arrangement for Christmas gifts for the neighbors! We didnt change a thing about the recipe! They were absolutely adorable and we got a terrific response. We made them again for our Christmas Eve gathering and they tasted delicious and super fun to eat for all ages! Looking forward to making them for other holiday events!

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

These are super fun and even more fun to eat. I made this as written the first time and they were great. I adjusted it a little more for our palette the second time. Added 1/2 cup of sugar and sprinkled the cookie with green and red sugar crystals before baking. Perfect and so pretty. Thank you. This is so much fun.

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008

I made this recipe with my roommates, all of them over 19 years of age. It really brings out our inner children. Delicious as well! I was really pleased with the results after adding 1/3 cup extra sugar. This would probably also be wonderful with various other extracts like lemon or other fruit/nut extracts.

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