Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Confectionery \Con*fec"tion*er*y\, n.
   1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a
      confectioner; confections; candies.

   2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are
      made or sold.

Source : WordNet®

confectionery
     n 1: a food rich in sugar [syn: {sweet}, {confection}]
     2: a confectioner's shop [syn: {candy store}]