What better way to spend a cold winter night than some sweet treats, some fluffy socks and a heart-warming film or two? None – and we're here to help. Not only are we going to provide you with a recipe for some indulgent brownie-cookies, but we've knocked up a list of fun, heartfelt films from the last five decades to get you warm on the inside; of course, they are all lead by cats.
The Snacks
Ingredients:
• 65g Cocoa Powder
• 130g Sugar
• 65g Butter
• 170g Plain Flour
• 45g Chocolate Chips
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• ½ tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Salt
Right, you'll need to preheat your oven to 180ºc / gas mark 4 and line a couple of baking trays with baking paper.
Start with the cocoa powder, sugar, vegetable oil and butter; mixing them together in a bowl. When they're fully mixed, beat in the egg and the vanilla extract thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder together before stirring them into the wet ingredients until it's a doughy texture. Fold in your chocolate chips (amount is a guideline – go crazy if you like).
Put dollops (approx. 2 tbsp) of the final mixture onto the baking trays and bake for 12 minutes... they might still look a bit gooey, but the outside will harden as they cool.
Don't peel them off the baking paper yet! Give them a good 10 minutes to settle, and they're all yours.
So, What're you going to watch?
Movies
Nine Lives (2016)
Kevin Spacey stars as your typical middle-class, workaholic movie Dad in this warm, amusing flick... that is until he gets mysteriously turned into a cat. This one's for the whole family, and there'll be giggles and 'awwwww's the entire way through.
Cats and Dogs (2001)
An action-packed battle of the species – Dogs Versus Cats. This is like a real-life Tom and Jerry, but they got their friends involved and they have more gadgets. All of the warm-fuzzies of talking animals, some great one-liners and family value side-stories.
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
This one's a tear-jerker. Three much-loved family pets go on a quest to find their owners, who have had to temporarily leave for work. They travel far and wide, learning to love each other along the way through their close encounters and risky escapes.
Oliver & Company (1988)
A Disney animated classic about an abandoned orphan kitten who gets himself in with a crowd of street dogs. This twist (no pun intended) on Oliver Twist really lifts the spirits of a sad story, and you can't help but love the characters.
The Aristocats (1970)
Although it's another Disney, a winner is a winner. A privileged house cat and her three kittens are thrown out in the middle of the night by a jealous butler. They seek help from unlikely friends – an alley cat, an intoxicated goose and a band of singing street cats – embarking on an journey that proves friends come in all shapes and sizes.
Have a great time over the holidays, and let us know down in the comments if you've got any cat movies you think we need to see!
The Snacks
Ingredients:
• 65g Cocoa Powder
• 130g Sugar
• 65g Butter
• 170g Plain Flour
• 45g Chocolate Chips
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• ½ tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Salt
Right, you'll need to preheat your oven to 180ºc / gas mark 4 and line a couple of baking trays with baking paper.
Start with the cocoa powder, sugar, vegetable oil and butter; mixing them together in a bowl. When they're fully mixed, beat in the egg and the vanilla extract thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder together before stirring them into the wet ingredients until it's a doughy texture. Fold in your chocolate chips (amount is a guideline – go crazy if you like).
Put dollops (approx. 2 tbsp) of the final mixture onto the baking trays and bake for 12 minutes... they might still look a bit gooey, but the outside will harden as they cool.
Don't peel them off the baking paper yet! Give them a good 10 minutes to settle, and they're all yours.
So, What're you going to watch?
Movies
Nine Lives (2016)
Kevin Spacey stars as your typical middle-class, workaholic movie Dad in this warm, amusing flick... that is until he gets mysteriously turned into a cat. This one's for the whole family, and there'll be giggles and 'awwwww's the entire way through.
Cats and Dogs (2001)
An action-packed battle of the species – Dogs Versus Cats. This is like a real-life Tom and Jerry, but they got their friends involved and they have more gadgets. All of the warm-fuzzies of talking animals, some great one-liners and family value side-stories.
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
This one's a tear-jerker. Three much-loved family pets go on a quest to find their owners, who have had to temporarily leave for work. They travel far and wide, learning to love each other along the way through their close encounters and risky escapes.
Oliver & Company (1988)
A Disney animated classic about an abandoned orphan kitten who gets himself in with a crowd of street dogs. This twist (no pun intended) on Oliver Twist really lifts the spirits of a sad story, and you can't help but love the characters.
The Aristocats (1970)
Although it's another Disney, a winner is a winner. A privileged house cat and her three kittens are thrown out in the middle of the night by a jealous butler. They seek help from unlikely friends – an alley cat, an intoxicated goose and a band of singing street cats – embarking on an journey that proves friends come in all shapes and sizes.
Have a great time over the holidays, and let us know down in the comments if you've got any cat movies you think we need to see!