Recipes for Christmas Martinis .... set the tone for a lovely Christmas.... Part I of 2

WHITE CHRISTMAS DREAM

Ingredients: 
 •1 oz amaretto  
•1 oz heavy cream
•1 oz vodka

Mixing instructions:

Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Optional: Garnish with nutmeg.

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CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN

Ingredients:
•1/2 oz Cointreau
•1/2 oz cranberry juice
•1 tsp lime juice fresh
•1 oz vodka

Mixing instructions:
Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Option: To garnish, float a few frozen cranberries after pouring

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JACK FROST MARTINI

Ingredients:
•1-1/2 oz vodka
•Peppermint schnapps
•Peppermint stick

Mixing instructions:
Stir vodka with a float of peppermint schnapps over ice. Strain and garnish with a peppermint candy cane.

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CHAMPAGNE TINI

Ingredients:
•2 oz champagne•1/4 oz Cointreau
•1 oz gin
•Orange zest

Mixing instructions:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add 1 gin and Cointreau. Stir until chilled and strain into a champagne cup. Top with champagne and garnish with a burnt orange zest.

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MISTLETOE MARTINI

Ingredients:
•3/4 oz lemon juice•3 or 4 ice cubes
•3 tsp sugar
•3 oz chilled cranberry herbal tea
•2 oz orange juice
•2 oz vodka

Mixing instructions:
Place ice cubes in martini shaker and add all the ingredients. Close the shaker and shake. Strain into two martini glasses. Garnish and enjoy

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