How To Make Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies | Cooking With Kat

Bacon, bacon, bacon!  The country is crazy for bacon now-a-days.  Cali Lewis and I are no exception. In this, the first episode of our “Wild About Bacon” series.  Cali and I bake up a batch of Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies that may sound odd, but are unbelievably good. And boy are they rich!

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Cookie Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon hazelnut extract or almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 lbs bacon, cooked and crumbled (about 2 cups)
• 1/2 lb bacon, cooked in whole strips

Maple Cinnamon Glaze Ingredients:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon maple extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

• In a Mixing bowl, mix butter, sugars, extracts and eggs. Mix till creamy.
• Sift dry ingredients in a 2nd large bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix.
• Mix in chocolate chips and bacon pieces
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour (30 mins in freezer works too)
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
• Place dough balls (approx 1 – 1.5 inche) on un-greased cookie sheet approx 1.5 – 2 inches apart
• Bake for 10 mins or until golden brown
• Allow to cool before serving

Glaze Directions:

• Mix together powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon maple extract, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and ½ teaspoon cinnamon with enough water to make a thick glaze, (approx 3 tablespoons).
• Mix all ingredients together till creamy. A whisk will help.
• Spread glaze on cookie and place a little piece of the cooked bacon.
• Take a taste
• Notice that it’s good
• Come to the realization that this cookie, while rich, is so freaking good that you want to make it for all your friends
• Become popular chiefly due to your cool bacon cookie recipe
• Tell everyone you know to watch Cooking With Kat.
• Become even more popluar

Original recipe courtesy: RecipeZaar.com