Because I’m participating in so many holiday anthologies and novella advent calendars this month, I’m sharing my favorite recipes that appear in these holiday novellas. Today’s recipe for Winter White Cosmopolitan is from the Christmas Eve party in my new Kingsmill Courtships novella Mistletoe for Holly which can be found in the Holly and Heartstrings Free Bookfunnel Anthology. I like to serve these cocktails with Sugared Cranberries, but you can also use maraschino cherries or fresh raspberries.
KINGSMILL CHRISTMAS EVE MENU SERIES
Welcome to my Kingsmill Christmas Eve Dinner Menu series inspired by the fictional Christmas Eve celebration in my new story, Mistletoe for Holly (from the free Holly and Heartstrings Anthology). This blog series brings the charm of small-town Kingsmill to your holiday table.
This love story unfolds in the heart of the Virginia mountains, and includes a Christmas Eve dinner held in Schuyler Manor along the Shenandoah River. For the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing seasonal recipes from that celebration and today’s recipe is Winter White Cosmopolitans.
Winter White Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounce vodka
- ½ ounce St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- ½ ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 3 ounces white cranberry juice
- white sugar to decorate glass rim (optional)
- sugared cranberries or fresh raspberries or maraschino cherries for garnish (optional)
Instructions
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In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, elderflower liqueur, Cointreau (or triple sec), lime juice, and cranberry juice. Add two ice cubes and shake for 30 seconds.
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If you want, decorate the rim of a martini glass with white sugar. Pour the cocktail into the glass and add a sugared cranberry or maraschino cherry or a raspberry for garnish. Serve immediately.
