Ingredients
1
cup sugar
1
cup water
1/4
cup cranberry juice cocktail
2
tablespoons (1 oz) silver tequila (clear)
2
tablespoons (1 oz) orange-flavored liqueur
1
tablespoon simple syrup
1
tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Ice
Lemon wedge
Colored sugar
Preparation
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.
