Cranberry Margarita Cocktail

Cranberry margaritas cocktail with sugar on the rim.

5 from 1 vote

Naturally sweetened with maple syrup and brightened with Cointreau. This sweet yet tangy cranberry margarita cocktail is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any cozy Fall or Winter night in.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Author: Dominique

Equipment

1 cocktail shaker

Ingredients

1.5 ounces blanco/silver tequila (1 shot)
3/4 ounce Cointreau (1/2 shot)
1.5 ounces lime juice (1 shot)
3 ounces cranberry juice (2 shots)
1 Tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

Optional- Make a sugar rim on your cup. Pour some maple syrup into a small plate. Pour white sugar onto a different small plate. Dunk the rim of your cup into the maple syrup and then into the white sugar. Move the cup in small circles in the sugar to coat the rim.
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker along with a few ice cubes and shake. Fill your serving cup with ice and pour cranberry margarita mixture on top into the cup.

Notes

Instead of blanco tequila, you can use reposado or anejo, based on your preferences.
Instead of Cointreau, you can use orange juice, Grand Marnier, or Triple Sec.
Instead of lime juice, you can use lemon juice.
Instead of maple syrup, you can use honey BUT you'll need to melt it in some hot water first. 1 Tablespoon of honey melted in 1 Tablespoon of hot water works well.

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