Christmas Cocktail Series: Gingerbread Martini (Mocktail Option too!)

(Adapted from a recipe by Chandice on This Vivacious Life)

Makes 4 small cocktails:

• 1 cup vegan half-and-half (I used Ripple brand)

• 1 can ginger ale

• 2 Tbsp brown sugar

• 1 Tbsp molasses (and 1 Tbsp for decorating the glass rim)

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 4 gingersnaps, crushed (for decorating glass rim)

• 4 shots vanilla vodka (one per drink) - omit this ingredient for mocktail
  
  Instructions:
  1. Put 1 Tbsp molasses on a plate
  2. On another plate, place crushed gingersnap cookies
  3. Rim each glass with some molasses then dip them into the crushed gingersnaps
  4. In a shaker, combine vegan half-and-half, ginger ale, cinnamon, brown sugar, and molasses (and vodka if going for the alcoholic version!)
  5. Scrape off any excess foam created from shaking
  6. Divide among glasses
  7. Enjoy!