Patriotic Margaritas

By á-175897

Toast to the firework with these Patriotic Margaritas.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 ounce of silver tequila
• 1 ounce of orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 tablespoon simple syrup
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Ice
• Lemon wedge
• Colored sugar

Preparation

Step 1

To make simple syrup, mix sugar and water in 1-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside to cool, about 1 hour. Pour syrup into glass jar, cover jar and refrigerate until needed. 1 1/4 cups (use 1 tablespoon per margarita).

To prepare cocktail, add cranberry juice, tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, simple syrup and lemon juice to cocktail shaker filled with ice. Cover and shake. Rub rim of martini glass with lemon wedge; dip in sugar. Strain cocktail into glass.