After reveling in the wintry mix for hours on end, the evening draws near & it's time for the favorite fair isle sweaters to come out to play. After warming by the fire, a pretty little cranberry cocktail is just what the menu calls for.
Cranberry Margarita
1 1/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail, divided
1/2 cup sugar, divided
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, rinsed
3/4 cup fresh lime juice
3/4 cup tequila
1/2 cup Cointreau
3 cups coarsely crushed ice
Pour 1/4 cup cranberry juice into a shallow bowl. Pour 3 Tbsp. sugar onto a plate. Dip rims of 4 to 6 widemouthed glasses into juice, then sugar. Set glasses aside.
Reserve 12 cranberries. In a blender, mix the remaining cranberries, cranberry juice, and sugar, the lime juice, tequila, Cointreau and ice until smooth & slushy. If necessary, blend in 2 batches, then mix together. Divide among glasses and garnish with reserved berries, skewered 3 at-at-time, on toothpicks. Serves 4 to 6.
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