Spiced Kisses

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe # 6

I got this delectable bite size cookie recipe from a Weight Watchers magazine, excited to say these cookies are 2 points each. I went into this recipe thinking it would be a lot harder than what it was, BONUS! Such a simple recipe ESPECIALLY since it yields 56 cookies! Perfect party recipe. 

First preheat your oven to 350 degrees & line 3 cookie sheets with nonstick foil

Unwrap 56 {ish} chocolate kisses {I did a combo between Rolos, Hershey Kisses & Hershey Kisses with Almonds}

Spread about 1/2 cup of sugar on a plate

Now, knead together until combined the following ingredients in a separate bowl...

Until it looks like this...

Now form dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1 inch balls

Roll in sugar until covered

Place 16 balls on 1 baking sheet 2 inches apart. 

Bake for 9 minutes, or until cookies are puffed and just set in the center.

Gently press kisses {or rolos, or kisses with almonds} of each cookie 

*Hershey kisses worked the best, the ones with almonds and the rolos melted, it all tasted great just not quite as pretty

Let them set for 1 hour until chocolate is cool.

Cheddar Bacon Dip

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #5

O.M.Cheesy Goodness! This dip is amazing! It is from the same blog as the previous "Crack Bread" recipe, which can be found {HERE}. I'm starting to think you can't go wrong with a packet of Ranch seasoning....coming from a girl who isn't a huge fan of Ranch dressing. I took this dip to a football watch party {ROLL TIDE!! What a strange outcome! But that is what I love and hate about college football. Its very unpredictable. Plus elephants are WAY COOLER than tigers and the ONLY team that can rock Gold & Purple are the Vikings.}

The only thing about this dip that I did differently was when I refrigerated it for 24 hours, it was very difficult to dip, so I opted to "thaw" it a bit and kind of over did it in the microwave and it came out warm...but delicious. I actually preferred it. I suppose you could use the same recipe and cook it for about 20 minutes with just a layer of cheese on top and go until its melted. I'll try it next time. But in this case I did everything as I was told but just put it in the microwave for about a minute. A PERFECT treat to take to your Superbowl watch party

Crack Bread

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #4

I stumbled upon this recipe {HERE} which I found through Pinterest and I have made 2 recipes from this blog. They are beyond easy. She calls it Crack Bread and so far she is not a liar! I'm sure I'll be using a few more of her recipes throughout the year. 

It calls for a loaf of sourdough bread, so I had an exciting {I may be using that term too loosely...} time going to the bakery section of Target. Normally I'm too tempted by their donuts or muffins to even attempt to go over there, so I just keep it at a safe distance while I pick up my grapes :) 

As I was prepping this, Mo was upset that it required the second heating, haha :) 

Lemon Pepper Chicken

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #3

Tonight I was cooking for one, so I decided to go easy and healthy. I actually didn't follow a recipe on this one....but its pretty self explanatory. I just looked up online how long to cook chicken in the oven and followed accordingly. 

First I marinated my chicken overnight in Lemon Pepper Marinade. I marinated it frozen and by the time it came to cook it was defrosted. I don't know if that is a proper way at all, but I am not a seasoned defroster, so when I can get around it, I do. 

Before sticking it in the oven I seasoned it with Lawry's, pepper, garlic salt and put a little bit of new marinade (I didn't quite use all of the bottle when originally marinating so that I could put it on my cooked chicken and veggies) on top. 

I cooked each side of the chicken breasts for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. When flipping I seasoned the other side. It cooked perfectly! Super easy....one day I'll try a more DARING chicken dish, but I can't help but be super paranoid with that stuff :/ 

As for my veggies: I'm absolutely obsessed with zucchini, so I always look for it in those frozen packs that you just stick in the microwave. Walmart, where I usually do my shopping (ugh...I dislike it greatly, I wish they had HEB's in OK!!!) never has a California blend...ever! But I can't help shopping there because they are so cheap. Sometimes I go to Target, especially for their grapes. They have the absolute best grapes ever! But I get in trouble because their clothes and housewares are just so cute!! And I always feel like they never have everything on my list (which I don't think is ever too demanding...). There is always Homeland, but I feel like they are so overpriced when it comes to what you get in return. HEB on the other hand is always CLEAN & CHEAP & their selection is great. Well, this blog got off on an unexpected grocery shopping tangent....sorry!! Where I was going with this was....Target has the Cali blend that you can microwave, and it is THE BEST!!! 

We have Zoe right now and she is such a great blog buddy! Her snoring has such a soothing tone :) Molly and I were talking tonight and if I get married before I have a niece, Bry and Zoe will be walking down together. (It may just happen anyway...I mean, wouldn't she be just ADORABLE in a jeweled head piece and a tutu?)

Chick-fil-A Nugget Knock Off

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #2

I'm not going to lie to you, these are not as good as the perfect piece of chicken Chick-fil-A produces. But, they are not that far behind. A fairly easy recipe too if you don't mind the whole frying thing. I think I'm going to try and bake them next time. I can tell you 100% that I will NEVER fry another piece of food again until I get one of those fancy wire cage things that you can just dip into the oil. Ugh :/ Zoe did not appreciate that I  had the oil too hot at first, she barked and then immediately hid. 

Here are the goods you need!

Serves about 4 people {35ish nuggs} 

2-4 Hour prep time

4 chicken breasts

2 cups of milk

2 eggs

2 1/2 cups of flour

4 TBSP of powdered sugar {for sure the special ingredient!!}

4 TSP of salt

2 TSP of pepper

Peanut Oil

First you will need to whisk your eggs and slowly pour in the milk into a bowl. Then cut up your chicken breasts into bite sized pieces and trim off any fat.

Put cut up chicken into the egg and milk mixture for 2-4 hours and just keep it in the fridge. I took mine out and left it on the counter for the last 30 minutes so that it wasn't so cold going into the oil.

After the chicken is finished marinating you will want to start heating about 2 inches of oil on medium heat. {This is where Zoe went crazy because the directions I used said that if you drip a little water into the oil and just sizzles a little and doesn't pop it is at the right temp, but if it pops a lot it is too hot. Well, mine popped A LOT!! I suggest buying a handy thermometer and wait until it becomes 350 degrees.} combine your dry ingredients into a bowl and mix them pretty well.

Take your chicken and coat them with the flour mixture, making sure to get it all covered. 

Depending on how big your pot is, put in about 8-10 nuggs at a time turning them over after about 1 minute. 

After a few minutes take them out {check the bigger ones to make sure there isn't any pink in the middle} and drain them on a paper towel covered plate. 

These guys were delicious and I was very excited that I had some left over packets of CFA's Honey Roasted BBQ Sauce, my absolute FAVE!!! Like I said, not quite as good as Chick-fils, my guess is something in the batter... but anyways you can definitely taste the powdered sugar and the extra touch of sweet was very good!