A baked fat-based confectionery containing a sorbitan fatty acid ester, preferably a sorbitan fatty acid ester with an HLB of 1 to 5. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a baked fat-based confectionery, including a step of preparing a fat-based confectionery material containing a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a step of forming the fat-based confectionery material into a prescribed shape to obtain a fat-based confectionery, and a step of baking the fat-based confectionery.