Peppermint Margarita

• 1/4 cup red colored sugar, or as needed
• 1/4 cup white sugar, or as needed
• 1 fresh lime, cut into wedges
• 1 cup white tequila (such as Jose Cuervo Clasico(R))
• 1 cup simple syrup
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 4 1/2 fluid ounces peppermint schnapps, or to taste
• 1/2 cup triple sec
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 8 cups ice cubes, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon grenadine syrup, or as desired
• 1 fluid ounce brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier(R)) (optional)
• 1 tablespoon crushed candy canes

1. Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of red sugar onto a small, shallow plate. Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of white sugar onto another small, shallow plate. Moisten the rims of margarita glasses with a wedge of lime, dip the moistened glasses into the red sugar, then the white, alternating sugars so that the edge of the glass looks like stripes on a candy cane; set aside.
2. Blend tequila, simple syrup, limeade, peppermint schnapps, triple sec, and lemon juice in a blender until smooth. Pour tequila mixture into a quart jar.
3. Fill blender with ice cubes. Pour 1/4 the tequila mixture over the ice and blend until smooth. Add grenadine for color while the mixture is blending. Pour mixture into prepared margarita glasses, add a splash of orange liqueur, and sprinkle crush candy canes over each margarita. Repeat with remaining tequila mixture and ice cubes.

red colored sugar, white sugar, fresh lime, white tequila, simple syrup, frozen limeade, fluid ounces peppermint schnapps, triple sec, lemon, grenadine syrup, orange liqueur, canes

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235834/peppermint-margarita/ (may not work)