If you ask Buddy the Elf, candy canes are one of the four major food groups. And there's no denying they're an iconic holiday treat! Legend has it that it all started with a group of boisterous ...

December and candy canes just go together, and it looks like it’s been this way for hundreds of years. According to the National Confectioners Association, the minty confection is believed to have ...

Unwrap the sweet story behind the origin of candy canes, from their simple start to their rise as a holiday symbol shaped by tradition, legend and a dash of creativity Of all the sweet treats we ...

NEW YORK - Candy canes may be harder to come by this holiday season, possibly the result of declining peppermint production in the U.S. and the global supply chain facing a multitude of problems.

Along with Christmas tunes sneaking onto the airwaves between pop hits and gingerbread lattes featuring prominently on coffee shop menus, candy aisles filled with red-and-white striped sweets are a ...

Candy canes are a holiday staple with roots dating back to the 1600s. The story suggests that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, gave children these sugary sticks shaped like a shepherd’s ...

We know that peppermint-flavored-everything is symbolic of the start of the holiday season (alongside the Starbucks holiday menu), but the "why" is a bit murkier. How did mint become the poster child ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Candy cane cookies have been a sweet addition to holiday celebrations for generations. These treats, which are sugar cookies shaped to look ...

It’s the great Candy Cane Crisis of 2021. Weakness in peppermint crops and COVID-caused logistical issues have created a problem for Big Candy. "We only received half of our candy cane order for the ...