Possible Clues:

• Candy that the lovers [circled letters] on Valentine's Day
• Chloe with taco prepared in snack bar?
• Two firms admitting hotel student consumed sweet
• Penguin to take one swimming about ice, lost chick briefly
• Sweet thing that's often in a bar and sometimes drunk
• Bar snack 14 had?
• and 15: Ready for a Yuletide snack? Two that may help you to ...
• Brown — confectionery
• The tasty treat turns out to be a cool cheat
• Dark brown