Ingredients

Sugar, for rim of glass

Powdered yellow food coloring (optional)

Lemon slice, for garnish

1/4 cup vodka

1 teaspoon Cointreau

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 tablespoon Lemon Syrup for Lemon Drop

Preparation

Tint sugar with powdered yellow food color, if desired. Place sugar in a saucer. Moisten the rim of a martini glass with a lemon slice. Dip rim in sugar. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, and lemon syrup with ice; shake well. Strain into prepared glass.