It's a great idea to always have fancy candies on hand in case company stops by, or you need something for dessert in a pinch. These definitely fit the bill.

These may have been accompanied by other (probably inferior) hard candies in a fancy candy dish, but the red foiled sweets ...

Aside from only four core ingredients, Martha Stewart's version of flourless chocolate cake works well because it doesn’t contain any complicated steps, special tools or hard-to-find ingredients.