This looks great

I have no idea how you did this black magic but I must say it looks amazing and tasty lol

I think i have a 20 year old one of these hanging from my Christmas tree

But now I want the kind with jam in the middle. My oven being dead is killing me.

You break up hard candy like Jolly Ranchers in the desired color and flavor. Put the pieces in the cut-out in the center and the candies melt while baking, then harden into what you see.

Thank you! I was genuinely curious

It’s a very cool look. Unfortunately I don’t love hard candies, so having that center keeps them from being a favorite.

But how to bake the cookies without melting the center? That's the voodoo

You want the center to melt. It’s loose bits of candy going into the oven. During baking they melt and fill the gaps, becoming a single pool. This hardens, sticking to the dough and creating a solid, transparent window in the center of the cookie.

Oooooh clever! Thanks for explaining

I’ve done the same thing with jackolantern cookies and used pulverized lemon drops for the eye and mouth cut out. And they were delicious!

It’s an awesome concept and they look super cool. I personally don’t care for the hard candy center, but kids often like them and they’re fun.

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I actually made them recently and used Brach’s lemon drops and I was disappointed in how the lemon drops looked and I should’ve known better because it did not turn out well at all. (“They don’t make them like they used to!“) But I was at See’s candies this weekend and saw yellow lemon drops lemon, yellow drops of old but I resisted buying them. Hopefully, I’ll have those good cookies again.

I’ve always used Jolly Ranchers. They melt and re-harden perfectly, and the colours are so bold.

You don’t need to break up the Jolly Rancher - I put a whole candy inside each cookie “outline”. The time it takes for the candy to melt allows the cookie to bake.

Looks fantastic.

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You should fix it 🙃

Awesome!

It blew up. Saving up for a new one.

It… blew up… Ok now I need to know. Gas oven?

Electric. Was baking one night when the heating coil not only ruptured, but went full meltdown. That left just the broiler and stovetop functioning. Ordered a new coil and went on my way. Was making cheesesteaks one night and started to warm the broiler to melt the cheese and toast the rolls while the last of the goods were cooking on the stove.

There was a flash and a large pop and that was it. She hasn't worked since. That makes 2 coils that need replaced and a fuse somewhere that I cannot find because there is no user manual anywhere for my oven, though you can pay the manufacturer for a digital copy online. Just saving up for a new one at this point.

Provably best, I actually used to work on those and with that much wrong it’s definitely more cost effective to buy a new one. Best of luck!!

Ty! I bought a countertop oven to get me through for christmas, so I'll be able to make some cookies soon

They're so cute! Merry Christmas!

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I haven’t thought about these cookies in years! Fun memories!