Gingerbread Cookie Cocktail

Name: 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); 12 ounce coffee liqueur (1 tablespoon)

12 ingredients

11 steps

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)
12 ounce coffee liqueur (1 tablespoon)

Directions

1

To make Gingerbread Simple Syrup, mix sugar, water, molasses, gingerroot, cinnamon sticks and cloves in 1-quart saucepan.
2

Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
3

Remove from heat; set aside 1 hour to cool.
4

Strain into glass jar; discard spices.
5

Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed.
6

Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
7

To garnish glass, moisten rim of chilled martini glass with orange wedge.
8

Sprinkle brown sugar onto small plate, and dip moistened rim into the sugar to coat lightly.
9

To prepare cocktail, fill cocktail shaker with ice.
10

Add gingerbread simple syrup, vodka, half-and-half and coffee liqueur; cover and shake.
11

Pour into martini glass.