12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 12: Holly Day

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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To make a Holly Day,
You'll Need:
2 oz. Grape Vodka
1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
Lemon Lime Soda
Ice
Mint (garnish)
Raspberries (garnish)

Make It!
Combine all ingredients but soda in a shaker.  Shake and strain into a glass.  Add mint and berries for garnish.
Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 11: Winter Chill Cocktail

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To make a Winter Chill Cocktail,
You'll Need:
1 oz. Citrus Vodka
1 oz. Blue Curacao
1 oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Triple Sec
Ice

Make It!
Combine ingredients in a shaker.  Shake and strain into a glass.
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 10: Christmas Tingle

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To make a Christmas Tingle,
You'll Need:
3 parts Hard Apple Cider
1 part Pineapple Orange Juice
Cinnamon Schnapps
Ice

Make It!
Cup.  Ice.  Cider, OJ, Schnapps.
Visit the Savoury Table's blog for a non-alcoholic version of this recipe!
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 9: White Chocolate Rum Shake

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To make a White Chocolate Rum Shake,

You'll Need:

1 cup Milk

1 1/2 cups Fresh Mint Leaves

2 cups White Chocolate Chips

1 quart Vanilla Ice Cream

1/2 cup White Rum

Whipped Cream

Sprinkles

4 Candy Canes

Make It!

In a blender, mix milk and mint on high speed for about 1 minute.  Transfer to a saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.  Add the white chocolate chips and stir until melted.  Refrigerate until chilled.  In a blender (in batches) combine the chocolate mixture with the ice cream and rum.  Serve in glasses with whipped cream, sprinkles and candy canes.

*Drink recipe found on Pinterest  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 8: Santa Hat Cocktail

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To make a Santa Hat Cocktail,
You'll Need:
3 oz. Cranberry Juice
1 oz. Coconut Rum
1/2 oz. Grenadine
Ice
Powdered Sugar (rim)
1 tsp. Water (rim)
Coconut Flakes (rim)
Mini Candy Cane

Make It! 
Mix sugar and water together on a plate.  Dip the glass in the sugar then coconut flakes.  Add the cranberry, rum, and grenadine in a shaker with ice.  Shake and strain into the glass.  Garnish with a candy cane.
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 7: Hot Scarlet Wine Punch

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To make Hot Scarlet Wine Punch,
[Be warned: this is a crock pot/slow cooker recipe.  It takes 3 1/2 - 4 hours to cook on low or 1-2 on high!]
You'll Need:
Cinnamon Stick
4 Whole Cloves
32 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/3 cup Brown Sugar (I'm going to suggest light brown, since the recipe didn't say)
1 Bottle (750mL) White Zinfandel or Dry White Wine

Make It!
(They suggest making a spice bag out of cheese cloth, but ain't nobody got time fa that!  Just fish out the cinnamon and cloves before serving,  If you want to do it the right way, see Better Homes & Gardens's recipe).  In a 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker, combine spices, cranberry juice and sugar.  Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours; or on high for 1 to 2 hours.  Remove spices.  If cooking on low, turn to high.  Stir in wine.  Cover and cook for 30 minutes.
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 6: Apple Pie Martini

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To make an Apple Pie Martini,
[I'm giving you the condensed, less fancy version.  If you would prefer to make the spiffy version as shown in the picture above, please see Type A Parent's website where this recipe is from.]
You'll Need:
Cake Vodka
Apple Cider
Apple Pie Spice
Ice
Making the fancy version?  More ingredients below.
Caramel Syrup
1 Graham Cracker
Cinnamon Stick
Vanilla Ice Cream

Make It!
In a shaker combine ice, vodka, apple cider and apple pie spice.  Shake and strain into a martini glass.
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 5: Mocha Nog Punch

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To make Mocha Nog Punch, 
You'll Need:
10 parts Kahlua Mocha
5 parts Absolut Vanilla Vodka
20 parts Eggnog

Make It!
Combine ingredients and serve in a punch bowl with a floating ice block.
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 4: Tinsel Bellini

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To make a Tinsel Bellini,
You'll Need:
2 oz. HPNOTIQ
1 oz. Limoncello
1 oz. Champagne
Lime Juice
Sugar (rim)

Make It!
Rim the champagne glass with some sugar.  Combine chilled ingredients in champagne glass.
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 3: Christmas Colada

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To make a Christmas Colada,
You'll Need:
2 oz. HPNOTIQ
Pineapple Juice
Dried Coconut Flakes (rim)
Ice

Make It!
Rim the glass with the coconut flakes.  Combine ingredients in a shaker.  Shake and strain into the glass.
*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to pin found here.

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails! Day 2: Pomegranate Key Lime Cocktail

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To make a Pomegranate Key Lime Cocktail,
You'll Need:

• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup club soda
• 1 cup Unsweetened Pomegranate Juice
• 1/2 cup Vodka
• 3 tablespoons Key Lime Juice
• Ice
• Key Lime Slices (garnish)

Make It!

1. Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes or just until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; cool.
2. Combine sugar syrup, club soda, pomegranate juice, vodka, and lime juice. Place crushed ice in a martini shaker; add about 3/4 cup pomegranate mixture. Cover and shake. Strain into a glass. Garnish with lime slice, if desired. Repeat procedure with remaining pomegranate mixture.
3. *Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to Pin found here.