Candies, Cookies, and Confections, Oh My! This section is getting less popular as my friends age and worry more about their waistlines and HDL/LDL ratios...but it's still my favorite! Almond Roca: As good as the real thing! Amish Gingerbread Men: Was I Amish in a past life? This is the second Amish recipe here... Apple Nut Chews: Like Applets with more flavor and more chew. Apple Wontons: This is a Weight Watcher's Recipe, so if you're watching the diet, try these! Baked Apples: Not real complicated, but tasty. Baklava: Not to be confused with a balaclava. Bourbon Balls: Highly alcoholic little chocolate bombs. Buttermints: These work well for the holidays, and they also make great wedding mints if you're so inclined. Caramels: You say carmel, I say caramel. These are homemade, chewy and smooth. Chinese Crisps: Another recipe I dug out of Gramma's recipe box. Chocolate Chip Cookies: My gramma's recipe. Chocolate Meringue Puffs: Fat free! Mmm! Cinnamon Glazed Almonds: Easy crunchy nutty goodness. Snack food! Chocolate "McMullen" Cookies: Apparently from a remote family member, these have gooey marshmallow on top! Classic Shortbread: The classic Scottish treat. Variations for Chocolate, Lemon, and Orange Spice shortbread too! Coconut Tassies: Little chocolate tartlet cups filled with what amounts to a gooier macaroon. Divinity: I've blown up four mixers trying to make this stuff right. Hope springs eternal. My gramma's recipe. English Butter Tarts: No butter, but lots of raisins. The English are weird. Fantasy Fudge: The old recipe off the Marshmallow Creme. It seems to have changed recently, but I like this one. Faux Frangos: A little less waxy than the candies from The Bon Marche (or in years past, from Frederick and Nelson). Fortune Cookies: Yummy. Nuff said. Fruit Pizza: Impress your guests. Relatively healthy, too, if you use low fat cream cheese. Gummy Candies: Homemade gumdrop-esque candy. Make in holiday shapes and various flavors! Fun for kids who can use a stove. Honey Roasted Almonds: Also easy crunchy nutty goodness. Lemon Cream Cheese Candy: Rich, lemony little candy bites. Lemon Curd Tassies: These are tart and sweet and lovely to eat. Lilith's Sinful Truffles: You like chocolate? This one's for you. Magic Cookie Bars: Coconut, nuts, chocolate...what more can you want? Maid of Honor Cakes: Medievalesque. I got it for my wedding, then didn't use it. Milk Chocolate Florentines: Very thin lacey cookies with milk chocolate filling. Very Pepperidge Farmesque. Peanut Brittle: Better than most storebought brands, honest! And you could use other nuts if you want. Pecan Tassies: Mini pecan pies. Almost goof-proof. Pumpkin Cookies: I like pumpkin a lot. This is at least the third pumpkin recipe I've included. Hm. Soft Pumpkin Cookies: Another variation on the Pumpkin Theme. Raspberry Shortbread: Shortbread with a raspberry jam and sugar glaze topping. Russian Tea Cakes: Lightly sweet cookies that can be made dairy-free. Shortbread Teacakes: It's not exactly the buttery Scottish shortbread, but they're great with tea. Flaky, not too sweet. Shrewsbury Cakes: These cookies have a flavor unlike any I've ever had. I like them a lot. Recipe from the 1600's. Stuffed Dates: These are good if you like candied fruits or really like dates. Turtles: Sticky, ooey gooey chocolate and caramel nut candies.