Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer Cocktail Recipes

RUDOLPH'S RED NOSE

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat the red wine, triple sec, orange juice, cranberry juice, sugar syrup and cinnamon for about seven minutes or until it begins to steam.
• Take off the heat, add the almond extract and brown sugar and keep stirring until they are dissolved.
• Serve in latte glasses or mugs.

SPARKLING RUDOLPH'S NOSE CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Place some red sanding sugar sprinkles in a shallow bowl or plate.
• Moisten the rim of a champagne flute with water and dip in the red sugar sprinkles to coat.
• Set aside until you're ready to pour in the Sparkling Rudolph's Nose cocktail mixture.
• Fill a cocktail shaker ¾ full with ice. Add vanilla vodka, Triple Sec, cranberry juice, and maraschino cherry juice ; shake for about 10 seconds until chilled and well mixed. Strain into a champagne flute.
• Drop a maraschino cherry or raspberry into the champagne flute as the "Rudolph's nose."
• Top off with sparkling wine. Stir gently to combine.
• Serve immediately.
• This Sparkling Rudolph's Nose cocktail is on the sweet side, and plenty sweet with the 1 ounce of cranberry juice. If you would like it a bit sweeter, reduce the cranberry juice to 1/2 ounce.
• Grenadine can be used instead of the maraschino cherry juice. Be aware, the cocktail will be a little more sweet when made with grenadine.
• The cocktail mixture can be prepared in larger batches in advance and chilled in the refrigerator until serving time. Simply combine the vanilla vodka, Triple Sec, cranberry juice, and maraschino cherry juice in a pitcher or similar container and chill. At serving time, pour into individual champagne glasses, add the "Rudolph's nose," and top off with sparkling wine.

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Microwave the chocolate in a small glass dish on high for 3 minutes, stirring once.
• For each Rudolph dip 2 pretzel sticks in chocolate and stick to top of each sandwich cookie, forming large antlers.
• Break one pretzel in half, dip in chocolate and place pretzel half next to longer pretzel sticks, forming antlers.
• Dip one side of blue, green, or brown mini M&M's in melted candy coating and place, coated side down, on cookies for the eyes.
• Dip one side of the cinnamon red hot, or red M&M in candy coating, and place on cookies, coated side down, for the nose.