Sweeten Your Holidays

Christmas is the time of year when the pleasure and delight of sweets gets kicked up a notch. From festively decorated sugar cookies to nonna’s biscotti…from homemade toffee to lovingly prepared jams and jellies…the holiday recipes get dusted off and prepared for loved ones near and far. If you’re not a wizard in the kitchen…or if other responsibilities have filled all your time slots this season…Maiden Lane has the solution. Candy—and what extraordinary candy it is!

Old-fashioned jars hold fabulous treats—like mint cookies and cream malt balls, dark chocolate ginger drops, pastel cherries, and chocolate toffee almonds. Little ribbon-tied bags make great stocking stuffers, and they’re also a sweet little gift for a special friend. Another option: I bought four varieties, put them in a pretty wooden box, and sent them to one of my clients as a thanks-for-a-great-year gift. And here’s a novel thought: buy a bag or two just for you! After all, we all deserve something perfectly decadent at holiday time.

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