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.