Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Tracey

Candied Bacon-Chocolate Chip Cookies

from Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

Candied Bacon

Ingredients:

  • 8 strips bacon
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 F.  Lay the strips of bacon on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, shiny side down (or on a wire rack placed on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil).  Sprinkle half of the brown sugar evenly over each strip of bacon.

Bake for about 7-8 minutes then flip the bacon strips over and drag them through the dark, syrupy liquid that’s collected on the baking sheet.  Sprinkle the rest of the brown sugar over the other side of the bacon strips and continue to bake until they’re a deep mahogany color, about 7-8 minutes more (I let mine go a few extra minutes).  Remove from oven and cool the strips on a wire rack.

Once cooled, chop the bacon into little pieces, about the size of grains of rice.  (Candied bacon bits can be stored in an airtight container and chilled for a day or so, or stored in the freezer a few weeks ahead.)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup finely chopped candied bacon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper.

Beat the sugars and butter together until smooth. Mix in the egg, vanilla, and baking soda. Whisk together the flour and salt, then add them to the batter. Stir in the chocolate chips and candied bacon.

Using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Place the balls about 2 inches apart – I fit 8 per baking sheet. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until pale golden brown. Rotate the baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through if necessary to ensure even baking. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

The cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for 3-4 days.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

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