If the holidays are over but you still have a big bag of peppermint candy, don't throw it out. There are so many ways to elevate your food and drinks with them.

Over the Christmas holidays, I saw candy canes on the counter at checkout. The price was 77 cents. I asked the clerk for the weight of a candy cane; that came to .07 pounds. So the cost works out to ...

And so it is with DIY peppermint ... candy on pieces of parchment paper, melt them down in the oven and then shape them over the top of actual shot glasses. Cheri recommends using round candy cane ...

For a more grown-up take on this cookie, eliminate the candy canes and the peppermint extract, and instead mix 2½ teaspoons espresso powder into the dry ingredients. makes: 2 (9-inch) cookies ...