Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

I followed the others reviewers recommendations with 1.25 c sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, and 3 tbsp milk, and the dough tasted good. I chilled and rolled out on parchment paper and didn't need any extra flour when rolling out. Also baked on parchment paper, no cooking spray needed and no sticking. I made a variety of sizes and used several kinds of candies we had around the house. I think 1" holes with one candy are the best combo for eating. I found with too much candy in the center, the cookies stuck to my teeth when warm and then were too hard to chew when cool. With bigger centers, one candy wasn't enough to fill it and 2 was too much candy for comfortable eating. Some brands of candy didn't melt well and needed to be broken up before putting in oven, but some brands melted great and made beautful centers with no breaking. It took me 2 experimental batches to figure out a happy combo that was pretty, edible and properly melted.

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

These are really good. My kids just love the jolly rancher inside.

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

Amazing! Tried it with my friends! Wow! i loved them. We had to make more and more batches. supply and demand, my friend!

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2008

I used cookie cutters and used lifesavers. I will add more flavor to the dough next time. I really love the crunch of the cookie. Thanks for this recipe. I will be making these with my granddaughters. Irene

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panther49

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Home Town: Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2008

These cookies had a great taste! But they got too hard after they cooled.

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sisternanna

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

I am about to delete this recipe from my box, but I just wanted to go ahead and say that this recipe was terrible. I even followed the other reviewers recommendations, and the dough was still horribly sticky, impossible to work with, and cooked too slow (so the cookies weren't done, even though the candy had all burned to a horrible brown). I am quite unhappy

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2008

absolutely wonderful! i did increase the sugar to 1 1/4 cup...decreased the milk and increased the vanilla like a couple of the other users did...i did add a 1/2 cup more flour as well....i used halloween cookie cutters...the pumpkins looked awesome with orange in the middle...

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2008

didn't care for it.

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Sue

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2008

I would suggest not putting too much candy in the middle because then it hurts your teeth when you bite into them!

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Arielle

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Living In: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

The dough was very sticky, next time I will use more flour in the dough itself (at least 1/4 cup more). They turned out beautiful, everyone raved about how pretty the cookies turned out.

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Andrea

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Living In: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

My three year old and I loved making these cookies. I rolled the cookies and placed them on the pan and he helped me cut the cookies, unwrap the candies, and sprinkle them with colored sugar. I only gave it a four star because I used the changes previous reviewers mentioned like using 1 1/4 cups sugar, increasing the vanilla to 1 tsp. and decreasing the milk to 3 tbsps. The cookie part was very good. I was able to fit an entire jolly rancher, or 3 lifesavers, in my heart shaped cut out which was about 2 inches. I found the cooking spray on the foil was the best- I didn't have any problem with sticking. I only left them in the oven for 6 minutes. It was enough time for the candy to melt and just come to a boil (which helped it to spread out). I sprinkled colored sugar on the cookies before baking and sprinkled the candy as soon as the bubbles dissappeared after baking and it gave it a real glittery look. Everyone thought they looked and tasted great.

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Kerry

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Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2008

These turned out great with the suggested modifications..more sugar and less milk..LOTS of flour on the table. The first batch I put too much jolly rancher in each; a thin layer is sufficient. Overall though they were very cute, great for holidays! :)

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Allison

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2008

This recipe is awesome! The only thing I might suggest is spliting up the dough into 3 sections, wrapping it up with wax paper, and chilling it for a half hour to forty-five minutes before you roll it out. You also might want to use parchment paper instead of foil. You don't have to grease it or anything. You also might want to roll it out on powdered sugar instead of flour. If after you cut your dough with cookie cutters, you like to re-use it... this is good because it prevents the dough from getting too dry.

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2008

You can break a tooth trying to eat one of these, but They look beautiful.

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Suzanne

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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

I didn't care for these - the cookie itself was very bland.

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2007

These are amazing! They are so beautiful, what a cute cookie to give out for the holidays (which is what I'm doing!) The only problem I had was the candy sticking to the wax paper, but I got it off by wetting it and it peeled right off. Next time I think I'll use the silicone baking mat, nothing seems to stick to them!

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2007

I went a little heavy on the sugar, a little light on the milk, had to add tons of flour while rolling them out, but I always have to do that with sugar cookies for some reason. They turned out great! I used cookie cutters to get my shapes in them, and Jolly Ranchers as the insides. I wish I would've made my "windows" larger, but the recipe is fine, and I will definately use it again!

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PeaceLoveJoy

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

I read all the reviews and reduced the milk, increased the sugar, and still had a lot of trouble rolling out the soft dough. I would just use a regular sugar cookie next time.

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2007

I don't know what I did wrong, but when the candy melted, it seeped underneath the sugar cookie, and bubbled up. The center cutout shrunk and the shape deformed. I was trying to make them heartshaped, and the center heart ended up looking like a blob instead. I followed the directions exactly!! And I ended up throwig an entire batch of cookies away. So I'm sorry for giving a bad review and sounding bitter, but this was just awful!!

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LadyArndt

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Home Town: Lodi, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2007

Since according to most reviewers the dough from the original recipe is very soft, I omitted the milk completely and used 2 tbs milk powder instead, rolled the dough into 1/4 inch between two plastic sheets, put in the freezer, cut into shapes, and while the dough is still stiff, lift them and put into pan. For the blandness of the taste, try using high quality European butter (ex. H.J. Wijsman and Zonen, Preserved Dutch Butter) or add flavoring to the dough. I didn't increase the sugar because I think the original recipe is already sweet enough.

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