GINGERBREAD COOKIE COCKTAIL

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Everyone's favorite Christmas cookie gets a grown-up twist in this must-make holiday cocktail.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Time 1h10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons mild-flavor molasses
1-inch piece fresh gingerroot, peeled, sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon whole cloves
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)

Steps:

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 syrup into glass jar; discard spices. Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
To prepare cocktail, 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. Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add 1 ounce of the gingerbread simple syrup, the vodka, half-and-half and coffee liqueur; cover and shake. Strain into martini glass.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210, Carbohydrate 27 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cocktail, Sodium 15 mg, Sugar 26 g, TransFat 0 g