I thought I would again share, in no particular order, seven of my most favorite 'sweets' to make for the holidays. Although I will admit to being partial to the Sea Salted Chocolate Covered Caramels. With the exception of the marshmallows and caramels, everything else here are confections having limited run engagements around here. With a few exceptions, of course. The recipes range from easy to make to being a little on the tedious side (the orangettes win the time intensive but well worth the effort award). All but two of them involve either dark or milk chocolate. Only one requires the use of an oven. They are all wickedly, insanely delicious. However, most importantly nothing you buy at the store compares to holiday candies and confections made with love.
All of these holiday candies and confections are great travelers as they retain their freshness for weeks. Especially when packed well. This is especially important when your lovingly put together packages get temporarily lost in the mail or when the post office explains two day shipping actually means three or four day shipping in the weeks before Christmas.
Last weekend was holiday baking phase one around here. Phase two will happen sometime next week. Time enough for my chocolate dipping nightmares of being locked in a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory, oh I mean dreams, to go away. What all this means is that you still have time to make something 'new' for the holidays. This could be the year you decide to start a few new holiday candy and confections traditions of your own.
You can link back to the recipes in the blog's archive by clicking on the descriptions below. How easy is that?
