It’s almost Christmas Eve… who needs a drink?
My husband hosted eight of my son’s friends for a cookie-decorating party this week. For the adults, he made batches of a “Christmas Cocktail,” which is served in a glass rimmed with crushed candy canes. To decorate the jars, I made polymer clay snowman heads that I first spotted in Holiday with Matthew Mead. I was thrilled to see that the very talented ornament makers at Swirly Designs were generous enough to provide a tutorial for making the adorable snowman in a really great free, downloadable magazine: Amy Powers’ Inspired Ideas. I only wish I had added eye hooks to a few of the leftover snowmen I have so I could turn them into ornaments. Next year!
The “Merry Christmas” label is a free download at Wee Life, though I altered the colors a bit. The tall jars are from some awful health drink my husband likes. And we have a ton of baby food jars because our elderly cat eats nothing but baby food, spoon fed to her. Poor thing!
Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas!
(and here’s the cocktail recipe)
CREAMY PEPPERMINT-COCONUT CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL
Start to finish: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Ice
2 ounces cream of coconut
1 1/2 ounces light rum
1/2 ounce peppermint schnapps
1 1/2 ounces half-and-half
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add all ingredients. Shake vigorously, then strain into a tumbler filled with ice.
I could have used this recipe on Christmas Eve. It might have made my frustration with extended family disappear!
Yum!
Decided this will be the “feature” drink tonight for our NYE festivities. I just had my first sip and it is delish!!! Thanks for the recipe. Cheers!
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