Gift Ideas for Him: Chocolate & sweets

The blue tin of Danish butter cookies, five classic shapes baked in Denmark with real butter.

Individually wrapped milk, dark and white LINDOR truffles in a festive box with a white bow.

Certified organic Grade A maple syrup from a single Quebec grove, from the first sap run, in a glass bottle.

Twelve Lindt Excellence 70% bars: robust cocoa, a silky snap, squares made for slow tasting.

24 Neuhaus pralines in milk, dark and white chocolate, from the house that invented the Belgian praline.

Roasted espresso beans in milk, dark and white chocolate, about 280 pieces in a resealable pouch.

The great classic dark chocolate of French pastry chefs, in easy-melt baking discs.

A ready charcuterie board: summer sausage, Thuringer, four cheeses and crackers.

The traditional Neuhaus ballotin: 38 pralines from Brussels, cocoa from 45% to 80%.

About 28 Belgian pieces, all coated in dark chocolate, in Leonidas' signature wrap.

Individually wrapped squares of layered chocolate and peppermint, Ghirardelli's holiday classic.

The three-layer Piedmontese cremino, Venchi's 1878 recipe, in a 24-piece gift box.

Belgian candied orange peel dipped in dark chocolate, a full pound in Leonidas' gift wrap.

Fresh Verano pears, Moose Munch popcorn, cheddar, crackers, relish, chocolate cherries and truffles in a tin.

Italian Venchi Chocoviar: a creamy dark core with extra virgin olive oil inside a crunchy shell.

Harry & David's sweet and savory box: Verano pears, apples, Moose Munch, gouda and salami.

A jar of Stonewall Kitchen's mango peach jam from Maine, for breakfast toast, scones or a glaze.

Leonidas' most popular mix: about 43 pieces in ivory, milk and dark chocolate.