Perfect Cosmopolitan Cocktail

• servings: 1 item
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 ounces (1/4 cup) vodka or citrus vodka

1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) triple sec, Cointreau, or Grand Marnier

3/4 ounce (1 ½ tablespoons) cranberry juice cocktail, see notes

1/4 to 1/2 ounce (1 ½ teaspoons to 3 teaspoons) fresh lime juice

One 2-inch orange peel/twist

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice. (I like the extra bite of lime juice, so I use 1/2 an ounce in our cosmo, but use what is best for your taste.)

Shake the cocktail shaker for about 30 seconds until well chilled. Then, strain into a martini glass.

Garnish with orange peel/twist. Peel the orange twist over the filled cocktail glass so the orange oils spray into the glass.

Nutrition

• Calories: 205
• Total Fat: 0 g
• Saturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 13 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0 g
• Total Sugars: 9 g
• Protein: 0 g