Holiday-Inspired Peppermint Recipes

Whether it's peppermint lattes keeping you awake through holiday shopping or peppermint-flavored cocktails at the office party, the holiday season means anything and everything will and should be flavored like a minty candy cane.

Candy canes are the essential Christmas treat and making them at home is a fun challenge to tackle when you have a few days off. If you haven't gotten into the holiday spirit yet, here's your chance. Click here to see the recipe.

Impress your guests this holiday season with these minty brownies. No one has to know you made them in the microwave. Click here to see the recipe.

Easy peppermint sugar cookies that go perfectly with a mug of hot chocolate. Click here to see the recipe.

Whether you follow a paleo lifestyle or not, these better-for-you homemade peppermint patties made with coconut butter and cacao powder will satisfy your sweet tooth. Click here to see the recipe.

Make your own county fair-style fudge any time of year. The addition of peppermint makes this treat a decadent present throughout the holidays. Click here to see the recipe.

The best way to use up any broken candy canes is in rich peppermint milkshakes. Click here to see the recipe.

A drop of peppermint extract goes a long way in the frosting for these minty cupcakes. Bonus: there's a hidden candy cane sandwich cookie at the bottom of these cupcakes. Click here to see the recipe.

The perfect way to end a holiday meal, dip these peppermint biscotti into your after-dinner coffee. Click here to see the recipe.

Topped with chocolate peppermint ganache, these brownies are everything you want in a super sweet and chocolaty dessert. Click here to see the recipe.

This hot chocolate, spiked with peppermint schnapps, is an adults-only drink for the holiday season. Click here to see the recipe.