When winter has settled in, there’s no better time to try one of these warm-you-up cocktail recipes. Host a cocktail party to try these festive recipes and complete the menu with matching appetizers and desserts.

White Cosmopolitan:
Ingredients:
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1 oz. of white cranberry cocktail juice
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1 oz. of white crème de cacao
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½ oz. of white chocolate liqueur
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Cranberries
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Shaved chocolate
Preparation:
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Put ice in a cocktail mixer and combine cranberry cocktail juice, white crème de cacao and white chocolate liqueur
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Shake the mixture and strain it into a martini glass
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Wet the rim with water and dip in sugar. Pierce cranberries on a cocktail toothpick and place in the glass as a garnish
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Add sprinkles of shaved white chocolate to the top of the drink
The Blizzard
Ingredients:
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1 ½ oz. Irish whiskey or rum
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½ oz. hazelnut liqueur
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½ oz. Irish cream liqueur
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Hot coffee
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Dollop of whipped cream
Preparation:
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In a glass coffee mug, stir together Irish whiskey or rum, hazelnut liqueur, and Irish cream liqueur
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Top with hot coffee and a dollop of whipped cream
Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
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1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
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1 ½ oz. Irish whiskey
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Heavy cream, slightly whipped
Preparation:
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Combine ingredients and shake with ice in a cocktail shaker
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Strain into a chilled martini glass
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Garnish with a lemon twist
White Russian
Ingredients:
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1 ½ oz. vodka
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¾ coffee liqueur
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¾ oz. light cream
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1 sprinkle nutmeg
Preparation:
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Pour the vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass
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Gently top with the cream
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Garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg

Berry Little Cocktail
Ingredients:
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½ cup sugar
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1 ½ cups water
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1 cup fresh cranberries
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2 oz. champagne
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1 oz. ruby red grapefruit vodka
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1 oz. cranberry juice
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1 oz. black currant juice
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Candied cranberries
Preparation:
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Dissolve ½ cup sugar into 1 ½ cups water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat
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Add a cup of fresh cranberries and simmer for 5 minutes or until softened
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Remove from the stove and let it cool
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Strain your berries and place them on a tray in the freezer for at least 2 hours
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Mix together champagne, ruby red grapefruit vodka, cranberry juice, and black currant juice in a champagne glass
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Garnish with a skewer of 4 or 5 frozen candied cranberries