Boy do I have a treat for you today! Today 40 of my favorite blogs and I are having a Cocktail Party Blog Hop and sharing our favorite recipes for cocktails, desserts and treats. All perfect for an evening soiree.

I love myself some bubbly and there’s never a better time for a sparkling wine than during the holidays! Brut sparkling wine is a perfect base for a cocktail because the flavor is crisp and clean, and you can easily dress it up with a variety of mixers.

For the Sparkling Stars Champagne Cocktail, you’ll want to rim your glass with sugar. The sugar adds an extra touch of sweetness, which I find balances out the depth of the cognac. To do this you will want some simple syrup, some granulated sugar, edible glitter and edible glitter stars.

Just grab some adorable champagne glasses (these are from Crate and Barrel) and dip the rim into a bowl with about 1/4 an inch of simple syrup. Then dip the rim into a bowl of granulated sugar. Now you can strategically place the edible stars on the sugar. I did this by pouring some into a bowl and gently touching the sugared rim to the stars in the bowl, where ever I wanted them. Lastly sprinkle just a small amount of the edible glitter around the rim. Easy huh!

The hardest part about making this drink is to remember to pour the champagne/sparkling wine slowly. I mean SLOWLY. You don’t want it to bubble and fizz up and ruin your gorgeous rim!

Yield: 1 drink

Sparkling Stars Champagne Cocktail

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce Cognac
• 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
• 1 tablespoon simple syrup
• 4 ounces sparkling wine or Champagne

Instructions

1. To make the cocktail add the cognac and Grand Marnier and simple syrup to your sugar rimmed champagne flute.
2. Slowly pour in the chilled champagne, taking care that it does not bubble up and ruin the rim of the glass.
3. Gently mix ingredients and serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 285Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 14mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 0g

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Please take a look at the blogs participating in this Holiday Cocktail Party!

Appetizers

Domestic Superhero – Just Us Four – The Blue Eyed Dove – Sweet Pea – Glued To My Crafts – Patricia Eales Nutrition – Lemons and Laughs – Cupcakes&Crowbars – Sowdering About – Vegetarian Gourmet – Yesterday on Tuesday – Mom Home Guide – My Craftily Ever After – The Love Nerds – One Krieger Chick – Kenarry: Ideas for the Home – A Dish of Daily Life

Cocktails & Mocktails

One Artsy Mama – The Blue Eyed Dove – Sparkle – Albion Gould – Southern State of Mind – Eat Drink Eat – A Labour of Life – My Creative Days – Shelstring – I’m Bored Lets Go – Blue Crab Martini

Desserts & Sweet Treats

Major Hoff Takes A Wife – This Is The Life I Have Chosen – Crazy for Crust – Sypsie Designs – DIYfaerie – Little Blog on the Homestead – Living Better Together – Laura’s INKlings – Life Made Sweeter – Tried & True – FrugElegance – Play. Party. Pin.

Linked to these awesome parties!