Gingerbread Cocktail Recipe

This frozen Gingerbread Cocktail blends the cozy, festive flavors of gingerbread and eggnog with vanilla ice cream and spiced rum for a lovely Christmas adult beverage. Or skip the alcohol and make gingerbread milkshakes for the kids or kids-at-heart!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword Gingerbread Cocktail, Gingerbread Cocktail Recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Servings servings

Calories 658kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Ingredients

For the Rims:

2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons crushed gingerbread cookies or colored sugar

For the Frozen Gingerbread Cocktail:

1/2 cup gingerbread men cookies or gingersnap cookies
1 1/2 cups vanilla bean ice cream
1/2 cup eggnog
3 ounces spiced rum 6 tablespoons

For Garnish:

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For the Rims:

Add the sugar and water to a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. This is called simple syrup.
Dip the rims of 2 glasses in the simple syrup, and then in the crushed gingerbread cookies.

For the Frozen Gingerbread Cocktail:

Add the cookies to a blender and pulse a few times to break them up.
Add all remaining ingredients for the frozen cocktail to the blender, and blend until combined.

To Serve:

Pour the frozen cocktail into the rimmed glasses. Top with the garnishes.
Serve immediately.

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Notes

Nonalcoholic Version: To make this a milkshake instead, simply omit the rum and add more eggnog.
Instead of Making Simple Syrup: You can use store-bought simple syrup instead.
What Type of Cookies to Use Instead of Gingerbread Men: For this gingerbread cocktail recipe, you can use homemade gingersnap cookies or store-bought gingersnap cookies instead of gingerbread men.
Important Note: Be careful because with the creaminess of ice cream and eggnog and the spices of gingerbread cookies, this Christmas cocktail is easy to drink. Pace yourself and please drink responsibly.

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