Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2009

Quite good! I used honey instead of molasses. You could kind of taste the honey, but it didn't overpower at all and you could taste the spices quite well. I used jolly ranchers which seemed to work pretty well. I will definitely make these again, but next time I will roll the dough and cut them instead of rolling ropes.

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Liz

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

It's a great recipe for rolled gingerbread cookies! As cute as the stained glass cookies came out, I didn't care for them. The candy is sort of hard, sort of chewy and very contrasty to the cookie dough. I also didn't like the strong molasses flavor of the cookies with the hard candy flavor. I did use sweet candies however, and the author's suggestion to use sour candies is probably intentional.

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Aprille

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

I love how this handles. I used regular Christmas cookie cutters and life savers. Parchment paper is the best invention for cookies. I used one piece for the entire batch of cookies. I think the next time I will up the measurement for the spices from 1/4 to 1/2 tesp. I could hardly taste the spices in he cookies. I also uped the oven temp. from 350 to 375 and baked the cookies for 7 minutes for a crispier cookie, my husband really loves these.

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panther49

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2006

Wow. I don't know what I did wrong, but the batter had the consistency of soup when it finished chilling. I ended up putting in extra flour and just making ginger cookies. They turned out great, though!

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Kate S.

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2006

I just made cookies like (I used my usual cut-out recipe) this and it took till the 5th tray to get them off the pan. I used tin foil covered with nonstick spray. After I had the cookie on the pan, I covered the "opening" with more spray before filling with a whole Jolly Rancher (works better than lifesavers). After baking just till the candy melts, slide the whole sheet of tin foil off the pan and let the cookies cool completely. Turn the cookies upside down and peel off the foil. This is what finally worked for us. The results are beautiful!

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ARWILSON

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2006

I loved the stain glass look!

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Brooke Bowen

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2006

Not much flavor.

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SHEILAB413

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2004

cookies taste fine but how about including a reminder to grease the cookie sheet for those of us that dont bake except on holidays. these cookies are stuck permanently to my nonstick sheets.

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KAREN1234

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2004

This is not the original "Land O" Lakes" recipe I had 20 yrs ago, that one didn't contain molasses. But it WORKS- the cookies are delicious.

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MOM710

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2001

Very strong molasses flavor in dough. Use finely crushed candy, big chunks bubble. Keep ropes of dough very thin or cookie will be soft and break apart. Fun to do as a group activity, not individually unless you are very patient!! (Unless you halve recipe). Neat concept.

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