Sidecar Cocktails - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Frosted Glasses
fresh lemon juice
sugar
Cocktails
1 cup cognac or 1 cup good brandy
1/2 cup triple sec or 1/2 cup Cointreau liqueur
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
maraschino cherries or lemon peel, to garnish

Preparation

If you want to frost the glasses, dip the rim or 4 martini glasses in a shallow plate of lemon juice and then in the sugar. Allow to dry for 15 minutes.
Combine the Cognac, Triple Sec, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Pour some into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and pour into the glasses. Garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.