It’s the sprinkle of sea salt that really takes these caramels over the top, teasing out the creamy richness of the buttery chocolate candies.

A perfect ending to a Valentine’s Day dinner, these bite-size confections are like miniature candy bars—only better.

These truffles are a great homemade gift.

This brittle can be eaten as candy or sprinkled over ice cream.

The sponge candy’s tender crunch melts in your mouth.

These are more window-like than your usual window cookies; using hard candies for the centers yields a thin, jewel-toned pane that shatters like glass when you bite into it. ...

When Robert Linxe, founder of La Maison du Chocolat in Paris, came to town recently, he showed us how he makes our favorite chocolate truffles.