Abstract: A cotton candy making machine is provided. The cotton candy making machine allows sugar material to be outputted in a particular shape as desired. The cotton candy making machine includes a motor-driven rotary pot and a rotator, a material feeding tube disposed within said rotator, said material feeding tube distributing sugar material to said rotator, a shaping mold provided on said rotator, said shaping mold rotates freely relatively around said rotary pot, and a lifting mechanism driving said shaping mold or said rotary pot on a preset path back and forth when said rotary pot outputs sugar thread so as to make said sugar thread into a congregation with medium to high density inside said shaping mold.