Perfect Candy Gifts for the Holiday Season

These little candies are amazing. They taste almost exactly like gingerbread cookie dough and they are so silky and soft, it's easy to get carried away and eat them by the handful.

Chocolate Caramel Popcorn takes golden caramel corn and smothers it with a delicious layer of semi-sweet chocolate. Package this addicting candy in a decorative tin for an easy gift that everyone will love.

This rich, buttery toffee is studded with toasted hazelnuts and scented with cinnamon, then topped with semi-sweet chocolate. The combination of hazelnuts and cinnamon gives this toffee a more sophisticated taste and a seasonal flavor.

This minty fudge is easy to make, and it looks spectacular. It does not actually contain candy canes, although you can certainly decorate it with mini canes if you'd like. Instead, a white chocolate fudge base is infused with peppermint extract and swirled with red stripes to resemble a candy cane.

Rum Balls are a Christmas classic. This rich, chocolate-based candy has a sophisticated taste that appeals to adults. This recipe for rum balls can also be easily adapted to make bourbon balls.

Spiced Meringues are light, crunchy candies scented with spices like cinnamon and nutmeg and studded with toasted pecans. Best of all, these airy treats are baked less than most meringues, so they are slightly chewy on the inside and provide a nice texture contrast to the hard, crunchy exterior. If you omit the nuts, these meringues are fat-free, so they're perfect for someone trying not to overindulge during the holidays.

This is actually a video recipe from famed chocolatier Jacques Torres. Chef Torres demonstrates how to create and package his popular Chocolate Cornflake Clusters. The recipe is easy, and your friends and family will love receiving these crunchy, bittersweet chocolate candies.

Peppermint Chocolate Spoons feature plastic spoons covered with chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy canes. They’re delicious when used to stir coffee or hot cocoa, and make a great holiday gift--try packaging these in a nice cellophane bag, and wrapping them with a coffee or hot chocolate set and a pretty mug.

In this recipe for Spiced Nuts, toasted nuts are covered with a crunchy layer of spices for an addicting candy. The egg whites are what really sets this recipe apart: the foamy whites that cover the nuts bake to form a crispy shell that’s lighter than air, and the texture and flavor is delicious. These make a unique, welcome addition to the traditional cookie and brownie platter.

Truffles are an elegant, classic candy that are sure to delight and impress your guests and loved ones, and these delicious truffles feature crunchy candy cane bits over a smooth, minty, ultra-dark chocolate ganache. The result is an indulgent candy perfect for holiday parties.