Make the holidays a little warmer with these fancy, festive drinks

Holiday parties deserve some jingle juice—because there’s something strangely comforting about Christmas cocktails. Whether you’re hosting a Christmas party, or having a cozy evening with your family, we’ve collected some easy and festive cocktails to get you into the Christmas spirit, from Santa Clausmopolitans to Snowflake Martinis. And the best part is: you can make them yourself.

White Christmas Margarita

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Glass Style: Old Fashioned Glass
Servings: 6

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Ingredients:

– (14-oz.) can unsweetened coconut milk
– 12 oz. silver tequila
– 8 oz. triple sec
– 1/4 c. lime juice
– 4 c. ice
– 1 lime wedge, for rimming glasses
– Sanding sugar, for rimming glasses
– Lime slices, for garnish
– Cranberries, for garnish

Directions:

1. Mix the lime juice, tequila, triple sec, coconut milk and ice in a blender until smooth.

2. Rim glasses with the lime wedge and dip in the sanding sugar. Divide the contents of the blender into glasses, and garnish with lime slices and cranberries.

Cranberry Mimosa

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Glass Style: Champagne Flute
Servings: 4 

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Ingredients:

– 1 lime, halved
– 2 tbsp. sugar
– 1 cup sweetened cranberry juice
– 1 bottle champagne
– 12 fresh cranberries, for garnish
– 4 small sprigs fresh rosemary, for garnish

Directions:

1. Rim champagne flutes with the lime and dip in sugar. Pour 1/4 cup cranberry juice (carefully) into each flute and top with champagne. 

2. Poke a hole through the fresh cranberries with a toothpick. Thread a rosemary sprig through each cranberry, and use it to garnish your mimosas.

Pumpkin Spice White Russian

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Glass Style: Old Fashioned Glass
Servings: 1

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Ingredients:

– 2 oz. vodka
– 1 oz. Kahlua
– 1 1/2 oz. pumpkin spice creamer
– Cinnamon stick, for garnish
– 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
– 3 tbsp. grushed graham crackers

Directions:

1. Combine pumpkin pie spice and crushed graham crackers on a shallow plate. Dip the edge of the glass in water and then into the mixture.

2. Fill the glass with ice and pour vodka and Kahlua into the glasses. Top with creamer and garnish with cinnamon stick with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.

Santa Clausmopolitan

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Glass Style: Martini Glass
Servings: 4

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Ingredients:

– 1 c. vodka
– 1 1/2 c. cranberry juice
– 1/4 c. triple sec
– 1/4 c. fresh lime juice
– 1 lime wedge, for rimming glasses
– White sanding sugar, for rimming glasses
– Fresh cranberries, for garnish

Directions:

1. Rim glasses with the lime wedge and dip in the sanding sugar.

2. Put ice, vodka, cranberry juice, triple sec, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker, and close tightly. Shake until the cocktail shaker is frosty on the outside.

3. Divide the contents into the rimmed glasses, and add the cranberries for garnish.

Snowflake Martini

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Glass Style: Martini Glass
Servings: 1

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Ingredients:

– 3 oz. white chocolate liqueur
– 2 oz. Vanilla Vodka
– 2 tbsp. heavy cream
– 1/2 c. ice
– 1 lemon wedge, for rimming glasses
– White sanding sugar, for rimming glasses

Directions:

1. Rim martini glasses with the lemon wedge, and dip in the sanding sugar.

2. Combine white chocolate liqueur with vanilla vodka and heavy cream in a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well until frosty on the outside.

3. Pour into rimmed glasses, and serve.

Jack Frosties

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Glass Style: Stemless Wine Glass
Servings: 5

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Ingredients:

– 1 c. vodka
– 1 c. prosecco
– 1/2 c. blue Curaçao
– 1/2 c. lemonade
– 6 c. ice
– 1 lemon wedge, for rimming glasses
– White sanding sugar, for rimming glasses

Directions:

1. Rim each glass with the lemon wedge, and dip in the sanding sugar.

2. Combine vodka, prosecco, blue Curaçao, lemonade and ice in a blender. Blend until combined.

3. Pour frosties into rimmed glasses, and serve.

Mistletoe Shots

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Glass Style: Shot Glass
Servings: 12

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Ingredients:

– 1 c. water
– 2 (3-oz.) packets lime Jell-O
– 8 oz. vodka, chilled
– 1 lime wedge, for rimming glasses
– Red sanding sugar, for rimming glasses
– Whipped cream, for garnish
– Mint leaves, for garnish
– Red Hots, for garnish

Directions:

1. Rim each shot glass with the lime wedge, and dip in the sanding sugar.

2. Boil water in a saucepan. Once bubbling, stir in lime Jell-O until completely dissolved. Turn off heat and pour in vodka (or your preferred spirit). Mix until combined.

3. Transfer mixture into a small pitcher or measuring cup, then pour into the shot glasses.

4. Place Mistletoe shots into the refrigerator until Jell-O sets—about 2 hours.

5. Garnish with whipped cream, mint leaves, and Red Hot candies.