Historical clue formulations

• "Melts in your mouth" candies … or a hint to this puzzle's theme — 2026-09-02
• Colorful ingredients in some cookie recipes — 2024-09-22
• Mars produces billions of them each week — 2017-12-13
• Little green ones come from Mars — 2014-11-20
• Candy eaten in handfuls — 2012-01-01
• Colorful handful — 2006-08-10
• They come from Mars — 2004-07-09
• "Melt in your mouth" candy — 1999-08-03