Gingerbread Cookie Cocktail
- Yield: 1 cocktail
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 1 servings
- Calories
- 1243
- Total Fat
- 4
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 291
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 281
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 11
- Sodium
- 76
- Total: 1 hr 20 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Inactive: 1 hr
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
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Gingerbread Simple Syrup:
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1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons light molasses
1-inch piece fresh gingerroot, peeled, sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon whole cloves
Gingerbread Cookie Cocktail:
Orange wedge
Brown sugar
1 oz Gingerbread Simple Syrup (2 tablespoons)
1 oz vanilla vodka (2 tablespoons)
1 oz half-and-half (2 tablespoons)
1/2 oz coffee liqueur (1 tablespoon)
Directions
- 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.