Christmas has come and gone, but these two short and easy recipes are perfect for the christmas season or for those cold and rainy days in the Winter. Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ingredients:

• 200g bar plain chocolate, broken into chunks

• 600ml milk

• 150ml pot single or double cream

• sugar

• 6 peppermint candy canes, to serve

Directions:

1. Put the chocolate in a pan with the milk. Gently heat, stirring until all the chocolate has melted. Continue heating until the milk is steaming, then remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
2. Divide the hot chocolate between 6 mugs, add sugar to taste and hang a candy cane on the edge of each. Pass the mugs round and let everyone stir their hot chocolate with their candy cane – letting as much of the sweet peppermint dissolve as they fancy.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies Ingredients:

• 2 cups of butter
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 cups of brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 4 cups of flour
• 5 cups of oatmeal
• 1 tsp. of salt
• 2 tsp. of baking powder
• 2 tsp. of baking soda
• 4 oz. of chocolate chips

Directions: 1. Cream the butter and both sugars together. Then add sugar and vanilla extract; mix with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Finally, add chocolate chips. 2. Roll into balls and place them two inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 6 minutes at 375 degrees.