Gumball Machine Cookies
There is just something about candy cookies that makes me happy. I’m pretty sure I whistled the entire Willy Wonka soundtrack while I worked on these.
When I saw this small gumball machine cutter at Cheap Cookie Cutters I immediately fell in love. If you think you need one for yourself {and I am sure you do} click HERE.
To make these cookies you will need:
- Light blue piping and flood icing
- 20-second icing in the colors of your choice for gumballs
- Piping and flood icing in the color of your choice for the machine
- White piping icing
Begin by outlining the globe of the gumball machine as pictured below.
Flood the outlined area and then drop colored dots into the wet icing. This gives the cookie a little more dimension.
Next add the cap and outline the body of the machine. I skipped outlining the lid because I worried that it might be crater. Before moving on, use 20-second icing to add the candy chute.
When the chute has set up flood the body.
After the base is pretty set {maybe after a few hours} use 20-second icing to make a coin mechanism. Add a dot of darker 20-second icing to create the coin slot.
When the cookies are completely dry finish up with a few details. First add more gumballs then outline the globe, pipe a knob, then finish with the body and lid details
There are a lot of steps involved in this cookie design but I think the final product is worth it.
I mixed my gumball machines with several other fun candy-themed cookies. Everything about these makes me happy!
The Candyman is not the only guy that take sunshine and sprinkle it with dew. Cookiers are pretty darn good at it too! For more cute candy-themed ideas, check out these links:
- Candy Cookies via Lila Loa
- Cotton Candy Cookies via The Bearfoot Baker
- Peppermint Candy Cookies via Bake at 350
- Flower Pot Gumball Machines via Kara’s Party Ideas
- Gumball Machine Cookies via Oh, Sugar Events {great if you don’t want to mix a million colors}
- Colorful Lollypop Cookies
- Candyland Cookies via Life’s a Batch
- How to Make Candy Stripes on Cookies
- Creative Gumball Machine Cookies
Have a great week everyone!
Amazing. I so admire your ability to creat such wonderful edible works of art.
I’ve just started to practice piping royal icing on to cookies, but dont have a creative bone in my body. Thank you for the step by step hints, tricks & advice.
These are the most amazing cookies I have ever seen! Love them:)
Oh, so cute!!
What an adorable set of cookies. I love the watermelon/tangerine color combo, and I like how the wet-on-wet gum balls and the 20 second icing gum balls create the illusion of depth in the machine. Another easy technique to create some amazing cookies. Thanks for sharing!
Just when I think I’ve found my favorite Callye cookies, you come up with another frontrunner!! Here I thought the shark cookies were my favorite but now you bust out these! I guess I’ll have to “pluralize” favorite and have a few of your favorites. I love love love how you did the wet on wet to create the look of depth with the gumballs. Absolutely genius.
You don’t comment very often on your blog so I hope you read this. You. Are. My. Idol.
You are, I’m not lying.
These are my FAVORITE cookies you have made to date. They are adorable, the colors are perfectly unique, and the detail/dimension makes it too cute to eat!
OMG! Adorable… I will be making cookies for a friend who is doing a Candyland themed birthday party the end of this month… Great tutorial and super cute colors.. Thanks so much for sharing. Perfect timing!! And all the links you posted will save me a ton of time. Thank you for doing all the legwork for me! You’re the best… 🙂
can I ask you what colors you used? Love them !!
Jadine, those were mixed leftovers. I will work on some combos for them =)
Callye,
Where did you buy the Jelly Bean jar setting next to the Gum Ball machine?
I would love to buy both of those cutters.
You are the Queen of cookies
Hi Barb, that one is one of my Frankencookies. I trimmed and pieced =) I will send you a photo via email.
Amazing!!!!!! I love the idea!!!!
That is one happy plate of cookies! How adorable.
I love everything about these! This is the most adorable set of cookies I have ever seen. Makes my heart happy!
how do you make royal icing so even when you piping it?
These are so cute, definitely cookies to make you smile. Was wondering where you got the “smarties” cookie cutter. I see a cookie cutter order in my future 🙂
These make me so happy! I love gumball machines. I wish I could make some of these as pretty as you, my FIL would love them!
I’m blown away by the cuteness of your gumball machine cookies, not to mention the entire candy platter.
These are absolutely the most adorable cookies I have ever seen! You are beyond talented!
These are really adorable!
These are the cutest cookies ever! You are so creative! I daydream about being able to decorate cookies like you! I have been following your blog for 2.5 years and saved almost every blog email update in a special cookie folder. I have yet to make one cookie but I love seeing your work!
Beeeeeeautiful cookies !!! Can’t wait for the next tutorial on the rest of the cookies for this collection !
By the way I like it when you explain how you get the colors you work with.
These are the most adorable cookies I’ve ever seen!! I love everything about them, but I am crazy about the colours you’ve picked! Sei fantastica!!
Oh my word Miss Callye!! These are my new favorite cookies of yours ever!! ( and that’s sayin’ something ’cause I love them all!). The gum all machine is fabulous….but that roll of smarties in the back is divine! Xoxo
Cute! I love the vintage vibe from these!
Beyond adorable. Love the dimension!!
Beautiful set of cookies. Thanks for the tutorial. Would love to see a tutorial in the future on how you made the rest of them.
Such a fun set filled with lots of pretty colors and designs!
OOOOOOH! These are just too cute for words! I absolutely adore your color combo and the way you have the gumballs in two different dimensions. Definitely a cookie I have to try.
Loving your take on these, the whole platter looks great
Any chance we can see a tutorial on the adorable swirle lollipop cookie!??
WOW! Just……WOW!
Random (but relevant) question – do you ever get the urge to just scoff the cookie dough, in it’s raw form? Or is that just me?
Hehe, new follower of your blog, loving your work!
Mahalo,
Kisa.
These are so adorable!!
The cookies are too cute!
Are your cookies calorie-free? Say yes please! Because I just want to eat them all day long.
Callye I think you’ve truly outdone yourself in the cuteness department with these!!! They’re just so FUN to look at. I just LOVE that gum ball machine!
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I love love your work. I have copied many. I recently fell in love with the gum ball machine. Did you use the 5 inch or the 4 inch cutter.
I used the smallest one they carry. I prefer smaller cutters.
I love these cookies they are so beautiful, I see that the cookies themselves are so perfect and uniform, is there any specific cookie recipe that you use? I have tried several and they never come out looking this nice, Thanks!
My recipe is under the recipes tab, and also on the FAQ page.
I almost can’t handle the cuteness of these! I think I need to make them for someone! I love, love, LOVE your work SO MUCH!!!
Big hugs to you!
Arlene
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Hi, was the straw actually used during the BAKING process (lollipop cookie)? I saw the tutorial on using straws for cookie pops but there was nothing on baking using straw. However looks like you did in this pic!? Thanks
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I think this set is totally fun! Thanks for the tutorial. I hope I have a chance to make them someday.