A Happy Holiday Liqueur

Whatever you are doing in the way of holiday preparation, it is more fun if you pour a little of this in your coffee!

You will need:
1/3 cup instant coffee granules
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup vodka
2 teaspoons vanilla


Mix the first 5 ingredients in a saucepan and simmer just long enough to dissolve the sugar and make a smooth syrup.

Remove from heat and add the vodka and the vanilla. Stir and then use a funnel to pour the elixer into a pretty decanter.

If you like your coffee liqueur and your chocolate liqueur separate, you can very obviously make two different liqueurs by using only one of those ingredients in each recipe. Either way, a little of this flavoring in your coffee will cheer you up during those dark December days.