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Poinsettia Cocktail
 
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 5 Minutes
Servings: 6
This recipe calls for simple syrup. To make it, simmer 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 cup of water until the sugar is dissolved, then cool. Recipe is from Peterson's Holiday Helper by Valerie Peterson.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup cranberry juice
3 ounces simple syrup
6 ounces orange liqueur, such as cointreau
1 (750 ml) bottle champagne, chilled
18 fresh cranberries
Directions:
1. In cocktail shaker with ice, combine the cranberry juice, simple syrup and orange liqueur.
2. Shake well (until the shaker is covered with condensation).
3. Strain the mixture, dividing it between 6 Champagne flutes.
4. Add the champagne, dividing it between the glasses.
5. Garnish each drink with 3 cranberries skewered on a cocktail pick.
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