make it sweet

holiday candy

Ah, the confections of Christmas.

Arriving shortly after we’re done arguing the merits of Halloween candy corn (the correct answer: yuck) these sugary, chocolatey and marshmallowy treats scream HOLIDAY. They tempt us from every store shelf, their tree and star and Santa shapes beckoning to us under their festive foil wrapping. After much debate, here are our top five:

5. Candy Canes – Pretty to look at, pretty to tuck onto presents, pretty to use in holiday drinks, and pretty to scatter on holiday tables, we’re sorry candy canes but you’re pretty far down the list when it comes to delicious holiday treats.

4. Fudge. Not so pretty to look at, a small taste goes a long way with your packed-to-the-brim sugar-to-chocolate ratio. With or without nuts? We’ll take either.

3. Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees. We’re firmly in the “yes, please” camp when it comes to this peanut butter and chocolate mashup.

2. Russel Stover Marshmallow anything. If a crumbly chocolate outside and a creamy marshmallow inside is wrong, we don’t want to be right.

1. Hershey’s Kisses. One candy to rule them all, they are the gift that keeps on giving. Just right when you need a chocolate fix (or 20), these little morsels in their tiny packages will be rolling around in your purse and hiding in coat pockets well into spring. Are they still good months later? Yes they are.

What’s your favorite holiday candy?