Easy Cocktail Party Recipes

Throw the perfect party with these easy cocktail and appetizer recipes.

Crispy Buffalo Chickpeas

These amazingly flavorful, crispy chickpeas are super easy to make. Just the right amount of salt and spice makes them the perfect cocktail appetizer.

Recipe: Crispy Buffalo Chickpeas

The classic Negroni cocktail

For a three-ingredient cocktail with a crisp, bitter aftertaste, use equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari.

Recipe: The classic Negroni cocktail

The best deviled eggs

Classic deviled eggs are flavored with mustard and hot sauce. We love the simplicity of the flavor—it's the perfect recipe to invent your own variations with your favorite toppings.

Recipe: The best deviled eggs

Margarita with jalapeno

This simple, vibrant Margarita will surprise you with its unusual flavor thanks to the addition of a whole jalapeño. Celery leaves provide a refreshing, unexpected contrast to the chili pepper, and the flavor balance is achieved with tequila, orange liqueur, fresh lime juice, and powdered sugar.

Recipe: Jalapeño Margarita

Snack mix with nuts, garlic and herbs

Make your own snack mix. Nuts, popcorn, pretzels, and cereal combine into a rich snack flavored with garlic and herbs.

Recipe: Mix of nuts and snacks with garlic and herbs

Cosmopolitan cocktail

The classic Cosmopolitan, beloved for its sweet and sour flavor and vibrant pink color, is surprisingly easy to make. Shake vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, and fresh lime juice in a shaker—it's a vibrant combination, not only in appearance but also in taste.

Recipe: Cocktail "Cosmopolitan" with liqueur

Potato chips in an air fryer

These crispy chips are a delicious, salty snack for before lunch, easily made in the air fryer. Sprinkle with parsley, paprika, or coarse salt for extra flavor.

Recipe: Potato chips in an air fryer

Orange-carrot cocktail

This orange bitters-based cocktail combines orange with carrot.

Recipe: Carrot-orange smoothie

Marinated white beans

These beans are impressive to look at, delicious to taste, and incredibly easy to prepare—the perfect cocktail appetizer. Simmer the garlic in olive oil until softened, toss with fresh herbs, and serve with toasted bread or crackers.

Recipe: Marinated white beans

Cocktail "French 75"

This fizzy cocktail with an interesting name is easy to drink: the sweet lemon drink contains champagne and 60 ml of gin.

Recipe: Cocktail "French 75"

Spritz with wine and lemon

This gin-infused wine cocktail is bursting with lemon flavor—light and effervescent, it's perfectly refreshing on a hot day.

Recipe: Lemon Spritz Cocktail

Baked Goat Cheese Dip

Toast baguette slices to scoop up this gooey, oven-baked cheese dip. Goat cheese and Parmesan are the base for this tomato-topped sauce.

Recipe: Baked Goat Cheese Dip

Sidecar cocktail

The Sidecar is a classic sour made with cognac, fresh lemon juice, and orange liqueur.

Recipe: Sidecar cocktail

Orange sangria with Aperol and rosemary

This vibrant sangria combines Aperol (a bitter orange aperitif), orange liqueur, soda water, orange juice and slices, and fragrant rosemary—a perfect early fall drink.

Recipe: Sangria with orange, aperol and rosemary

Eggplant appetizer with ricotta

This buffet appetizer looks like a restaurant dish, but it's light and easy and takes only 25 minutes to prepare.

Recipe: Eggplant with ricotta

White Russian Cocktail

The White Russian (sometimes called an adult milkshake) is very easy to make, with just three ingredients. For each serving, pour the cream over the back of a spoon to create a neat top layer.

Recipe: White Russian Cocktail

Orange Gin Cocktail

Don't throw away jars with jam still at the bottom. Use them as cocktail shakers, adding extra flavor at the same time. For this recipe, add gin, lemon juice, and sugar to a nearly empty jar of orange marmalade. Shake and pour.

Recipe: Gin and marmalade cocktail

Cocktail "Mai Tai"

This tropical-flavored rum cocktail evokes thoughts of a fragrant sea breeze and beach chairs—no matter where you enjoy it. Shake light and dark rum, almond syrup, two juices, and orange liqueur in a shaker, then savor the warm flavor.

Recipe: Cocktail “Tonga Mae Thai”

Singapore Sling Cocktail

If you have a few common ingredients on hand, you can make this popular tropical drink. Pineapple and lime juice, grenadine, and soda water are all you need, complemented by a generous shot of gin.

Recipe: Singapore Sling Cocktail

Frozen Watermelon Margarita for Two

Sweet, juicy watermelon adds a refreshing twist to the classic ice-cold Margarita. This colorful cocktail will delight you with its invigorating, vibrant flavor.

Recipe: Frozen Watermelon Margarita

Frozen sangria

This is a new take on sangria: a beloved Spanish drink, served cold, blended with frozen red wine cubes. Daiquiris will take a back seat—this will be your new go-to hot-weather drink.

Recipe: Frozen sangria