Vanilla Cosmopolitan - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 ounces vanilla vodka
1/8 cup cranberry juice
3 1/2 teaspoons Cointreau liqueur
2 1/2 teaspoons lime juice
1 cup ice
1 vanilla bean, scraped clean,good use for spent pods after you've used the beans in baking (for garnish) (optional)

Preparation

Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour in all ingredients and shake vigorously.
Strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with vanilla bean (if using) and serve.