Gingerbread Cookie Cocktail

Name: Gingerbread Cookie Cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 cocktail (1/2 cup)
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); 1/2 ounce coffee liqueur (1 tablespoon)

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 1 cocktail (1/2 cup)

ingredients

Gingerbread Simple Syrup
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 ounce Gingerbread Simple Syrup (2 tablespoons)
1 ounce vanilla vodka (2 tablespoons)
1 ounce half-and-half (2 tablespoons)
¹⁄₂ ounce 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.