This decadent cocktail is made with Baileys Irish Cream, coffee liqueur, vanilla vodka and peppermint schnapps. It’s a festive and delicious Christmas cocktail with a chocolate peppermint rim to add to your holiday drink menu or Christmas drinks with Baileys Irish Cream for parties or watching Christmas movies with your furry friends.

Peppermint Baileys

I don’t know about you but, Peppermint Baileys is hard to find around the holidays! Has that been your experience too?

Take your Baileys drinks to the next level with this creamy drink that is the perfect drink for holiday parties!

I’ve got lots of tasty cocktail recipes on this website that I just can’t wait to show you!

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Christmas Baileys Cocktails

Delicious Baileys Christmas cocktail recipes can be hard to find if you want the perfect combination of chocolate, mint, and Baileys, without the taste of too much alcohol. That’s where this drink comes in.

Christmas drinks with Baileys Irish Cream are popular during the holiday season because Baileys Irish Cream liqueur is such a holiday classic. It’s smooth, tasty and comforting. My brother-in-law has made homemade Baileys and given it to us at Christmas instead of his usual bottle of Baileys.

As a matter of fact, I have quite a few recipes made with Baileys on this site, including dark chocolate truffles, which are great for sweet holiday gifts.

Baileys tastes great with coffee so, adding coffee liqueur to it is a great addition. I use Baileys in my Irish Cappuccino and my Cappuccino with Baileys and Amaretto. I also use it to make a delicious iced coffee- Best Caramel Baileys Iced Coffee Cocktail Recipe.

Obviously, peppermint is one of the festive flavors of the holiday season so, adding peppermint schnapps is so relevant and fitting to a holiday cocktail.

So with all of the Baileys cocktail recipes you can find online, how do you pick the right one for you? Baileys lovers who like Kahlua and peppermint will surely love this combo.

This drink is similar to the Baileys candy cane cocktail. However, as I’ve mentioned above, Peppermint Baileys can be hard to find during the Christmas holidays.

It’s a yummy combination of flavors and is an easy cocktail to make. Even the festive rim is easy. It’s made with melted chocolate and crushed candy canes that you can buy already crushed.

Get into the holiday spirit with this delicious drink. It’s perfect to sip while trimming your tree, wrapping gifts or sitting by the fire all cozied up on your couch with your pet.

Make this part of your holiday cocktails for you next holiday party. You can mix it ahead of time and just put an ice bucket next to a pitcher of it.

Ingredients

*The full, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Peppermint Baileys Coffee Drink

Baileys Original Irish Cream
coffee liqueur
vanilla vodka
peppermint schnapps
whole milk or heavy cream (to add to the drink and make cold foam topping)
ground nutmeg (optional for additional flavoring)
ice cubes

Chocolate Peppermint Rim

semi-sweet chocolate chips
crushed candy cane pieces
nutmeg, cocoa powder or chocolate shavings (optional for garmish)

Cold Foam

2 oz whole milk (or heavy cream)

First, make the festive rim (it’s my favorite thing about the look of this cocktail), melt chocolate and dip the glass into it and then immediately dip it in the crushed peppermint candy.

Then, put the liquors, half and half and ice cubes into a cocktail shaker and shake, shake, shake.

Next, gently pour the mixture into the glass, gently and carefully add the cold foam or use whipped cream of course.

Then, sprinkle the top with some ground nutmeg, cocoa powder, or chocolate shavings. Serve it with a mini candy cane.

How to Make Cold Foam

You can make cold foam with cold milk in many automatic espresso coffee machines that make cappuccinos. Use the cold settings for cold foam milk or something using that kind of language.

However, you can use a reasonably priced milk frother if you don’t have the type of coffee machine I’ve mentioned above.

It’s basically a handheld blender made especially to make cold or hot foam for coffee or matcha but, can be used to make other things like whipped cream, salad dressings, beaten eggs, etc.

Plus, it doesn’t take up a lot of counterspace and has it’s own stand. It makes a GREAT gift for iced coffee and Baileys’ cocktail enthusiasts. Trust me!

With the popularity of Baileys Christmas cocktails during the Christmas season, make this festive cocktail this holiday season for a Christmas party, trimming the tree or leave this drink out for St. Nick on Christmas Eve…wink, wink.

Enjoy this delicious cocktail while wrapping gifts and listening to sounds of the season. Better yet, drink it with a friend cozied up on the couch by the fire.

Have a wonderful holiday season!

Easy Baileys Irish Cream with Peppermint Christmas Cocktail

Author Joanne Schweitzer

Servings

Prep: 5

Total: 5

This delicious cocktail is made with Baileys Irish Cream, vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, peppermint schnapps and half and half with a festive rim made of melted chocolate and crushed candy canes.