Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes Brandy-Cointreau Syrup Close Yield: Makes 1 1/3 cups Use this to make our Gingerbread Town-Square Cake. If you plan to serve the cake to children, omit the brandy and the Cointreau from the syrup. Directions Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely. Stir in brandy and Cointreau. Cook's Notes Syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week.