Monty The Penguin - John Lewis Advert

Hello darlings,

EVERY SINGLE YEAR, John Lewis manage to BLOW ME AWAY with their Christmas adverts. They just seem to be getting better and better every year. I knew this year they'd have a lot to live up to if they were to beat last years Bear and Hare advert but they done it, they bloody done it!

I thought I cried a lot last year, but this year, my god I flipping bawled my eyes out. Without 30 seconds of watching it, tears were dripping out my eyes! There's just something about the penguin that makes me so damn emotional!

I still can't work out if he had to pay for the penguin to get on the bus or not..

If you haven't seen it, I recommend you do!

Love, Lillie xo

Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Hello darlings,

A few weeks ago, I had a lot of family coming over to visit. We needed to feed them so I thought what's better than some homemade cookies?!

I found the recipe on the lovely Tanya Burr's blog so thought why not give it a try. I must say they were perfect, so tasty and so well cooked!

You will need:

♡ 200g butter
♡ 300g caster sugar
♡ 1 large egg
♡ 275g self raising flour
♡ 75g cocoa powder
♡ A little bit of milk
♡ Chocolate! (I used a bar of white, a bar of milk and a bar of dark chocolate)

 First things first, (I'm a realest!), set your oven to 190oC.

- Whisk together the butter and sugar until it is a smooth consitency 

- Sieve in the flour and then add the cocoa power and egg. Mix until a smooth brown batter afterwards.

- Add your chocolate and mix again to speed all the chocolate evenly.

                     

Divide your batter into even balls and place on a greased baking tray before putting in the oven for 12 minutes. Although after 12 minutes they may not seem anywhere near cooked, they will harder as they cool down so don't put them back in!

Enjoy your cookies!

Love, Lillie xo