peppermint

The only utensils that start off as a spoons and end up as sticky, pointy weapons.

I know most of us here are a bit too young to have experienced a proper soda fountain chocolate malt with a paper straw, but the evocative Norman Rockwell-esque image endures and fills us with nostalgia nonetheless. If only I could drink a cupcake.

Sometimes you only want one little cookie. Sometimes you only want one little hard peppermint. I think this philosophy stretches across a lot of disciplines. Sometimes you only want one little cup of coffee, kiss from the dog, shot of tequila, chocolate on your pillow... I could go on and on.

I know these are simple cookies with peppermint Hershey's Kisses on them but I just couldn't resist posting them, they're so cute! I'm getting into some serious holiday spirit already, a record early cheer from me. I certainly wouldn't turn down a box of these babies!

Source: Our Best Bites http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/11/candy-cane-kiss-cookies.html

Santa's gonna love you! You might even get extra presents!

I love a good spiral, and chocolate, and peppermint. hiding the buttercream frosting on the inside of a cake is a sneaky trick that I whole-heartedly embrace. A delightful surprise!

I'm not sure what good a three inch butler could do for my luxuriant lifestyle, but I'm willing to pay ten bucks to find out.

How many tiny chocolate fudge cakes with peppermint icing do you think you could eat in one sitting? Two, three, even FOUR? I think I'd have a hard time with even one considering how adorable they are. I'm a sucker for the chocolate peppermint combo, but I think these little cakes could conquer me.

Ooh, crispy, chewy, a blast of peppermint and a mellow white chocolate sweetness. This is like Christmas in a perfect French package.