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Ooey, gooey, sticky, and sweet: Candy is a much-beloved treat. If you've never tackled making your own candy, it's easier than you might think. We've got recipes, ideas, equipment, tips, and tricks to ensure a super tasty batch of candy every time. For beginners, get familiar with our list of candy-making equipment; it offers ideas on the best tools to boost your candy-making success. How you cook candy and test for doneness are also important things to know. Our helpful guide explains how to get the cooking temperature just right and what tests to use to determine when candy is done. Of course, after you've made your own sweet treats, you'll want to store them so they stay tasty as long as possible. Here, you'll learn to preserve freshness with our easy storage ideas. Once you've mastered the how-tos, choose from one of our dozens of fun candy recipes and start cooking. You might never have considered making sweets such as caramels, toffee, truffles, or gumdrops, but our collection of favorites will have you diving in again and again.

Put a colorful twist on the childhood-favorite fluffernutter sandwich by using...

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Buttery thick toffee gets a layer of white chocolate and salted nuts for major...

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These chocolate treats are so spectacular, your friends will think you...

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For variety, substitute other hard candies for the fruit-flavor candy canes.

Stir in some peanuts to make this oven caramel corn snack even more delicious!

Make this old-fashioned taffy recipe up to a week ahead for a sweet party snac...

Full of toffee, chocolate bits, and Marcona almonds, these easy bars are sure...

These butterscotch flavor clusters combine sweet and salty in a treat that's...

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Wrapping and Storing Candy

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Marbled Easter Egg Truffles

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