Battle of the dishes: Christmas Spicettes vs. Peeps Sugar Cookie Marshmallow Cutouts

If you dropped a child from 1904 into the candy aisle of Hy-Vee, he’d be as overwhelmed as the rest of us by the sight of so many seasonal choices. There are four varieties of Andes Candies mints, for pete’s sake — and that doesn’t even include the sugar-free option. But that child from 1904 would recognize one item — Christmas Spicettes — which Brach’s informs us has been made since that very year.

As such, it only seems fitting to pit the spicettes against a candy that was only introduced to the market last year: Peeps Sugar Cookie flavored Marshmallow Cutouts. What they lack in longevity, they certainly make up for in length of name. In the battle of old versus new and gummy versus squishy, which Christmas candy wins? Let the packaging be torn asunder and the result discovered.