2 Ingredient Candy Cookies

2 Ingredient Candy Cookies


Makes: 24 big ones
Time: 20 minutes


              - Pre-made sugar cookie dough (refrigerator section)
              - 1 pack of your favorite mini candies



1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Unwrap all the mini candies
3. Break off 1 piece of cookie dough (about 1/4" piece)
4. wrap the cookie dough completely around candy and roll them around in your hands to make little balls.
5. drop the little balls in a greased cupcake tins ( the recipe i found used both a small muffin tin and a normal sized one.  if you want mini- reese's style cookies use the smaller tin.  if you want ones like my picture above use the normal sized one)
6. put in the oven for 13 min!
7. LET COOL!!!!!  if you don't let them cool they will not turn out!!! my first batch did NOT turn out well!
8. ENJOY!!!!


At 13 min they may not looked thoroughly cooked but they are!!!! Take them out or they will be very hard to eat.  Yummy!!!  You can also make your own sugar cookie mix.  The author of the recipe was hellbent on having the recipe be only 2 ingredients.  This is great for people that can't cook or bake to save their lives.  We had a potluck to go to and I literally had 30 min to throw something together and I accomplished it!

S'mores Cookies (or bars)

S'mores Cookies

Makes: about 4 dozen

Time: 20 minutes

-1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
-1 cup graham cracker crumbs****

-1 teaspoon baking soda

-1 teaspoon salt

-1 dash of cinnamon

-1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

-3/4 cup sugar

-3/4 cup brown sugar

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-2 eggs

-2 cups miniature chocolate chips
-1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
-2 Hershey bars, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a medium bowl combine the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, salt, and dash of cinnamon. 3. In a second larger bowl beat together the butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract until creamy.

4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5. Slowly beat in the flour mixture until smooth.

6. Stir in the chocolate chips.

7. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 8 minutes, and remove from the oven. Push 3 to 4 marshmallows and a few pieces of Hershey bar into each cookie.

9. Return to the oven and bake an additional 3-4 minutes until fully cooked. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

***** So I suck and while I was at the store I forgot graham crackers!!!  I followed the recipe exactly the same way.  The dough wasn’t thickening so I put it in the fridge long enough to roll into little balls for cookies.  They turned out ugly :[ SOOO I through them in a glass baking dish and decided to make smores bars.  I still cooked them for 8 minutes then removed and added marshmallows and the chocolate bar just like the recipe.  I put ‘em back in the oven and cooked them ‘till they were golden brown.  Still so delicious!!!

Sangria

Sangria!

Serves 4!

Time: 15 minutes

-Half bottle red wine

-2 cups ginger ale or sprite

-Orange (sliced)

-Lemon (sliced)

-Shot of gin or brandy (I used gin! But the extra shot is optional)

-2 tbps. Sugar

1. Pour wine into pitcher
2. Squeeze juice out of lemon and orange slices then throw them in the wine
3. Mix in sugar and shot   (if your using it)
4. Place in fridge until your ready to serve it, then add ginger-ale
5. Serve and enjoy!

Very tasty, sweet twist on bitter red wine.  My mom and me really enjoyed this!

Potato Skins!

Potato Skins!

Serves 4! (Or as many potatoes you have!)

Time: 30 minutes

-4 potatoes

-2 tbsp. Olive oil

-Parmesan cheese

-Cajun seasoning

-Garlic salt

-Your favorite shredded cheese (I used cheddar)

-Bacon bits (any type)

1. Preheat oven to 475° F
2. Cut potatoes in half and scoop out innards ( ß lol) leaving about a quarter inch of potato in the skins and place on a greased baking sheet flat side down.
3. In a separate bowl mix olive oil, Parmesan cheese, Cajun seasoning, and garlic salt (to taste, I used maybe ½ tbsp of each.)
4. Brush each potatoes skin with oil mixture, place in oven and bake for 8 minutes
5. Remove from oven, flip potatoes over and bake for another 8 minutes. (Add more oil mix if needed)
6. Remove from oven sprinkle in some shredded cheese evenly in the bottom of potato’s spread bacon bits evenly throughout all potatoes then top off with more shredded cheese.
7. Put back in oven for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
8. Remove from oven and enjoy with some ranch!

YUMMMMMM!!!!!!!!  Nuff said.

Crock-pot Chicken Sloppy Joes!

Crock-pot Chicken Sloppy Joes

Serves 4!

Time: 10 minutes to prep and about 6-8 hours to cook!

-2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

-1 (9 ounce) jars of your favorite barbecue sauce

-1/2 medium sweet onions, sliced

-As many buns or rolls you can eat!!

1. Remove all visible fat from the chicken and toss it in the crock pot. (we have the cutest 2 person crock pot ever! But it made enough for 4 people and we through a TON away)
2. Place the onion slices on top of the chicken.
3. Pour the barbecue sauce over top.
4. You may not need the entire jar, just enough to cover the chicken.
5. Cook it on LOW for 8 hours or until the chicken is nice and tender. (I left mine in this long and it was a bit over cooked!  So judge it for yourself!)
6. Shred the chicken with a fork and knife; scoop the mixture onto the bottom buns and top it with the top buns.
7. Enjoy!!! You can also eat it with cheese and make delicious shredded chicken sloppy joes! That’s what we did and it was fantastic!

Jason said it was too smoky BBQ.  I think that has something to do with the fact that it was slightly over cooked.  My parents were also here.  They said they liked it but they could have been being nice.  I enjoyed it though!!  We forgot to take a picture while we were enjoying the sandwiches  so here's what the  left over meat looked like!

Individual Monkey Bread

Individual Monkey Bread

Makes 16!

Time: 35 Minutes

-3 cans Buttermilk biscuits (not the flakey kind)
-1/2 cup brown sugar
-1 cup sugar
-2-3 teaspoons cinnamon
-2 sticks butter


 1. Preheat the oven to 350.

2. Open up all three cans of biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters.
3. Next, combine the white sugar with 2-3 teaspoons of cinnamon. 3 will be really cinnamon-y. Dump this mix and the biscuits into a gallon size zip lock back and shake it up really well.
4.Drop all of the biscuit quarters into your muffin tin. * The original recipe never said how many quarters to put in so I did about 8 in each cup and they turned out lovely!

 *(The first batch I used muffin cups and ended up taking them off the little muffins as I put them out to serve.  The second batch I just threw the quarters straight into the pan with out pan and I had to pull out the individual prices one by one.  If you find a different way let me know!

5. Melt the butter with the brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat until combined. Once the brown sugar butter has become one color, pour it over the biscuits.
6. Bake for 20 minutes until the crust is deep brown on the top.

Cajun Chicken Strips

Cajun Chicken Strips

Serves 2!

Time: 20 Min

Ingredients

- 1/2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

- 1/4 teaspoon paprika

- 1/8 teaspoon pepper

- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

- 1/8 teaspoon cajun seasoning

- 3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch strips

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

1. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first seven ingredients. Add chicken half at a time, and shake to coat.
2. In a large skillet, cook chicken in olive oil for 8 to 10 minutes or until parts of the chicken turn a light golden brown.
3. I sprinkled a little more poultry seasoning and Cajun seasoning on both sides of the chicken.

(  I used a fork and knife and sliced into the bigger pieces to make sure it wasn’t under cooked.)

This was yummy!  Just right the pieces were just the right size.  I used my fingers and dipped them in ketchup while Jason used a fork and knife.  They were perfectly paired with the garlic fries.  This was a delicious lunch!

Garlic Fries

Garlic Fries 
Serves 2!
Time: 40 minutes

2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 russet potatoes (about 8oz each), each cut into 12 wedges
3/4tsp coarse sea salt
3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

I took the original recipe and cut it in half and I removed the cornstarch because I had no clue what it was.

1. Preheat oven to 225°C/440° F.
2. Combine the garlic and oil in a large bowl, warming it until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. Transfer 2.5 tablespoons of the oil (leaving the garlic in the bowl) to the baking dish, coating it well.
4. Add the potatoes to the bowl with the garlic mixture and toss to coat. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and microwave on high power until the potatoes are translucent around the edges, 3 to 6 minutes, shaking the bowl to redistribute the potatoes halfway through cooking.

As I went to grab out the saran wrap I realized we didn’t have any.  The person that posted this recipe gave an alternative and I had no clue what she was saying with her fancy cooking mumbo jumbo so I threw it in a frying pan till the potatoes were translucent on the edges

5. Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the hot potatoes and toss well to coat.
6. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet and bake, turning once at around 15 minutes, until deep golden brown and crisp, 20 to 30 minutes.
7. We served with ketchup!

Taste: YUMMMMMYYYY…  but a little too garlicy.  I messed up when converting the serving sizes down and used 4 garlic cloves instead of 2!   So pay attention!  Jason said they were a little too crispy!  So adjust the cooking time to your personal preference!

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