Valentine's Theme Cocktails!

·         1/4 cup Mint-Infused Simple Syrup, plus more for rim

·         3 chocolate cookies, finely crushed, such as Nabisco Famous Wafers

·         10 raspberries

·         1/4 cup vodka

·         2 tablespoons cranberry juice

·         Ice cubes

Directions

1.     Fill a shallow dish with enough simple syrup to just cover the bottom. Place crushed cookies into another shallow dish. Invert a martini glass into simple syrup and then immediately into crushed cookies to coat the rim of the glass.

2.     Place raspberries in a cocktail shaker; crush with a muddler. Add simple syrup and muddle again. Add vodka and cranberry juice; fill shaker with ice. Shake well until chilled. Strain into prepared martini glass. Serve immediately.

Rasmopolitan

Say "I love you" with a fruity cocktail that combines raspberry with the traditional flavors of a cosmopolitan.

Ingredients

·         1 ounce (2 tablespoons) citrus-flavored vodka

·         1 ounce (2 tablespoons) raspberry-flavored vodka

·         1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) Chambord

·         1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice

·         1 tablespoon Simple Syrup Simple Syrup

·         2 tablespoons cranberry juice

·         Raspberries for garnish

Directions

1.     Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add vodkas, Chambord, lime juice, simple syrup, and cranberry juice. Shake or stir until well chilled. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with raspberries; serve immediately.