Gingerbread Cookie Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1 cup water ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons light molasses ⓘ
- 1 inch piece fresh gingerroot, peeled, sliced ⓘ
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves ⓘ
- orange wedge
- brown sugar ⓘ
- 1 ounce Gingerbread Simple Syrup (2 tablespoons)
- 1 ounce vanilla vodka (2 tablespoons)
- 1 ounce half-and-half (2 tablespoons)
Instructions
- To make Gingerbread Simple Syrup, mix sugar, water, molasses, gingerroot, cinnamon sticks and cloves in 1-quart saucepan.
- Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat; set aside 1 hour to cool.
- Strain into glass jar; discard spices.
- Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed.
- Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
- To garnish glass, moisten rim of chilled martini glass with orange wedge.
- Sprinkle brown sugar onto small plate, and dip moistened rim into the sugar to coat lightly.
- To prepare cocktail, fill cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add gingerbread simple syrup, vodka, half-and-half and coffee liqueur; cover and shake.
- Pour into martini glass.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
308
kcal
15% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).