Her hot cocoa-inspired recipe includes a decadent chocolate-peppermint cookie base ... for ‘Stunningly Delicious’ Lemon Pistachio Cookies The treats — which she describes as "familiar ...

And thanks to Ree Drummond ... different types of chocolate if you prefer dark or white varieties, but Drummond likes to keep it simple with semisweet to really let the peppermint shine.

For these cookies, you'll need: Before starting the dough, chop the chocolate on a cutting board and crush the candy canes into small, fine pieces. You can crush up round peppermint candies ...

If the cookies are extra puffy, tap the tops with the bottom of the flat spatula. Press extra chocolate chips or peppermint pieces into the tops of the hot cookies. Let them sit until completely cool.