Very cute but very time-consuming. I used the idea of "gluing" sticks in cookies with egg whites on the last 1/2 after having problems with sticks falling out. Wish I had read further to see one person's suggestion of adding coarse sugar on top. The cookies taste all right but are not terribly sweet. (This coming from someone who's not big on sweets.) You can definitely use regular food coloring as the paste version is not easy to find.

I made these for my son's bake sale and they are delicious. However, I had difficulty moulding the dough because it kept melting in my hands. Not sure if it was the temperature of my hands or home. But I could only manage to shape them into balls even after refridgerating them for another hour and cooling my home and my hands down. Nonetheless, they turned out great.

fun and easy to make, but a bit plain when it came to flavor..

First of all, if you are looking for the best sugar cookie ever, look elsewhere. These cookies definitely score more points as a novelty item. However, they're still tasty. So, when you combine a decent taste with a fun, whimsical idea that has multiple options for presentation, these are fabulous! Next, these are time consuming! Definitely not something you want to make a couple of hours before the bake sale begins. I like to make the dough ahead of time, get help to tint the dough (especially if you want bright colors, it will take a good chunk of time to mix all the color in to the four different sections of dough), and then make all the balls before I refrigerate the dough. Then I chill it all overnight and make the cookies the next day. If you want to save even more time, you could divide the two just into two and make cookies with only two colors. Third, I never found anything called "paste food coloring." One time I made them, I used my Wilton Icing colors...worked fine but are harder to mix especially because they don't have a squeeze tube. What I use now is Betty Crocker Gel Food Coloring. Works great! Fourth, I, like many other reviewers prefer a little more sugar...1/4-1/3 C. I also like a little more vanilla so I add about a 1/4 t more of that. Lastly, a tip for making cookies look like big "whirly pops" when you make one large ball out of the four balls, do NOT mix them up too much. Then, while you coil the dough, twist it as you go. Have fun with these!

Cute idea, but a pain in the butt to make! Also, the sticks weren't staying in the cookie...

Very cute. Took the advice of another reviewer and dipped the sticks in egg whites. Also sprinkled course sugar before baking and the cookies look great.

Very cute. I made these for my niece and my boyfriends nieces. I think this would be a great project to do with the kids.

These are wonderful for Kids!! I give them 5 stars because kids love them, the flavor is good, they are not the best cookie I have ever had but that is not really the point. I mixed everything in one bowl to save the mess and I thought they really assembled pretty quickly. Will make again for sure.

These were much easier to make than I anticipated. I made a Valentine's Day version with different hues of pink doughs. They rolled together nicely and baked up beautifully. My kids gave these out to their friends, who just loved them. These would be great for any holiday, and I plan on making green ones for St. Patrick's Day coming up. Thanks for such a fun, versatile idea!

Not good.. not good at all. I don't think there is anything I could change to make it better. sad.