Coconut Macaroon Cookie Cocktail

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• Simple Syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• Coconut Macaroon Cookie Cocktail
• 1 oz Simple Syrup (2 tablespoons)
• 1 oz light coconut rum (2 tablespoons)
• 1 oz half-and-half (2 tablespoons)
• 1/2 oz white crème de cacao (1 tablespoon)
• Toasted shredded coconut

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; set aside 1 hour to cool. Pour syrup into glass jar. Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed. Makes 1 1/4 cups.

To prepare cocktail, fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add 1 ounce simple syrup, coconut rum, half-and-half and crème de cacao; cover and shake. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with toasted coconut.