Christmas Shots

Last Updated April 29th, 2024 at 07:39 pm by Lisa

Christmas shots will be the talk of your holiday party! Hang a batch of shots as ornaments on a little tree filled with bright colorful boozy sippers.

Serve them in classic shot glasses with festive rim garnishes, or mix them into Christmas cocktails! These fun drinks sparkle and glitter in the joy of the season...

Christmas Shot Recipes

At Christmas gatherings and holiday parties, is there a better way to celebrate the holiday season? When I saw these Christmas Tree Fillable Ornaments I just had to try them for a party!

Be sure to watch the video in the printable recipe card below...

Christmas Ornament Shot Recipe Ingredients

Each fillable ornament I ordered holds one ounce. Classic Christmas colors are so fun, they look like vintage lights. Create your own colors and holiday flavors!

Icy Snowballs (White Shots)

• ½ ounce Creme de Cacao
• ½ ounce Peppermint Schnapps
• ⅛ teaspoon White Edible Drink Glitter or Silver Pearl White Edible Drink Glitter

Peppermint Bark (Green or Red Shot)

• 1-ounce Peppermint Bark Cream Liqueur
• ⅛ teaspoon Red or Green Edible Drink Glitter

The Grinch (Green Shots)

• ½ ounce Midori Melon Liqueur
• ½ ounce Coconut Rum
• ⅛ teaspoon Green Edible Drink Glitter

Jolly Fireballs (Red Shots)

• ½ ounce Fireball Whiskey
• ⅛ teaspoon Red Edible Drink Glitter

Equipment For Festive Shot Ideas

• Fillable Christmas Booze Tree Ornaments
• 3 Sizes Stainless Steel Funnels

Instructions

1. Take the top off the booze ball ornament, and the easy way to fill them is to put the ornament in a small shot glass to hold it up and use a small funnel while pouring.
2. Add ⅛ teaspoon of the edible drink glitter to each shot.
3. Use a little funnel, pour in 1 oz of alcohol up to the neck of the bottle and close with the screw top, and place an ornament hook onto the Christmas tree or stack them in a bowl for your party.
4. Give it a good shake to mix the drink glitter, it does settle fairly quickly.

Display On A Christmas Tree

Use a small artificial Christmas tree weighted in a heavy clay pot to hold it steady. Add a string of little lights. Order the fillable ornament bulbs, and fill with shots. Hang on the tree using hooks. I added a Jolly Santa on top to oversee the party!

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Decorate Holiday Shot Glasses

Everyone will remember the fun at your Christmas party with shooters! Decorate the rims of any 2 oz Glass Shot Glasses and make them extra festive with holiday spirit sprinkles! Here are some tips and ideas for your Christmas Day party. Decorate the rims of regular shot glasses with these ingredients.

• Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Cream
• Peppermint Crunch Sprinkles
• Christmas Gingerbread Sprinkles
• Red Edible Drink Glitter
• Green Edible Drink Glitter
• Silver Pearl White Edible Drink Glitter

PRO TIP: Dip the rim of each shot glass into Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Cream, then either red sprinkles, green sprinkles, or crushed peppermint candy cane sprinkles.

How To Serve Christmas Shots

There are so many ways to mix and drink Santa shots. Drink them straight as shooters right out of 2 oz Glass Shot Glasses.

Pour into a cup of hot coffee or hot cocoa, the peppermint and fireball ones are really good for coffee drinks.

Mix into cocktails. Have some glasses, ice, and mixers like club soda, ginger ale, 7up, Sprite, cranberry juice, red or green Hawaiian punch, or Gatorade. Add ice, pour the shot into the glass, and mix the shots into cocktails. Let people mix up their own favorite drinks!

Vodka Favorite Seasonal Shots Recipes: Try some fun flavored vodkas like Peppermint Vodka, Cranberry Vodka, Cherry Vodka, Pineapple Vodka, Caramel Vodka, or Apple Vodka. Clear vodka will work great with any colored edible glitter!

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More Tasty Christmas Themed Shot Ideas

Celebrate on Christmas Eve with Christmas shooters! There are tons of different alcohol combinations and ways to use this holiday shots recipe. The only limit is your creativity with different colored shots for alcoholic drinks at parties.

Peppermint Patty: Make your favorite hot cocoa or hot chocolate, to it add a shot of cream de cacao and peppermint schnapps. Decorate with a squirt of whipped cream topped with festive sprinkles!

Santa Panties: You will need a tall shot glass for this one. Pour a layer of Grenadine (a bright red color bar syrup which is non alcoholic-see below to make it at home!). And then pour a layer of Peppermint Bark Cream Liqueur over the back of a small spoon to keep the layers separate!

Homemade Grenadine: For 10 minutes in a medium saucepan, simmer on low heat: 1 cup pomegranate juice, 1 cup granulated sugar, and 1 squeeze of fresh orange juice.

Butterscotch Schnapps: Can be filled into the ornaments straight, with a chocolate liqueur, or a coffee liqueur like Kahlua would be amazing!

Apple Pie Shooters: In a cocktail shaker with ice, mix Bailey's Apple Pie with whiskey or a good bourbon. Or swap in Apple Schnapps and Bailey’s Irish cream. Top these holiday dessert-inspired shots with a squirt of whipped cream, and sprinkle like Pumpkin Pie Spice or cinnamon.

More Christmas Cocktails & Drinks

Ring in the holidays, and make Mulled Wine infused with warm winter spices, apple cider, lemon, orange, and apple slices. Through the years, this cherished holiday recipe has been at so many parties, and it is one of the best Christmas Punch recipes. Aperol Spritz Cocktails have apple cider, Aperol, prosecco, and blood oranges.

Champagne Cocktails glitter with real gold and bubbles from champagne or prosecco. A festive chic holiday drink perfect for New Year's Eve or any time of year! For your guests who want to enjoy a Christmas drink or two but are following a low carb or keto diet, serve them Hibiscus Cocktails. They are low in sugar and SO good.
Fireball Punch "big batch cocktails" are made with orange juice, apple cider, and Fireball whisky that tastes like cinnamon red hot candies.

Candy Cane Martini (aka Peppermint Martinis) are festive Christmas cocktails made with peppermint vodka that you can make at home. You can make or buy vodka, and it makes an easy homemade, holiday, or Christmas gift. Cheers...