These little boogers are surprisingly really good!! I made these a long time ago for an FRG fundraiser. We were looking for something different that would appeal to all the guys who say they "don't like sweets" because we were having a problem with the bake sales. So I mean what guy can say NO to a cookie with bacon in it? Haha I had to play with the recipe for a little while because the first one didn't even have a hint of bacon... SO I added MORE bacon! LOL
What you will need:
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/8 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup of chocolate chips
1/2-1 cup of bacon (I used 6 slices and got a little more than half a cup)
Playing with the recipe I found that adding an extra 1/8 cup of flour and an extra 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda creates fluffier, less flat, cookies. Totally up to you!
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/8 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup of chocolate chips
1/2-1 cup of bacon (I used 6 slices and got a little more than half a cup)
Playing with the recipe I found that adding an extra 1/8 cup of flour and an extra 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda creates fluffier, less flat, cookies. Totally up to you!
Now it's time to fry up some bacon. This should be pretty simple, just be careful not to burn yourself with any hot grease. I HATE frying bacon! When your bacon is looking done, move it to a plate and use some paper towels to blot the grease. We don't want greasy cookies! Before you start mixing up the ingredients, now is a good time to preheat your oven to 375.
Once that's done, throw your stick of butter into the mixing bowl. Measure out 1/2 cup of brown sugar and add it to the butter in the bowl. Do the same for the (white) granulated sugar, and add it to the bowl, as well. Mix those up with the beater. Crack open the egg, and add it to the mixing bowl. Then measure out 3/4 teaspoon of vanilla and add that to the mixture.Use the beater to mix up the ingredients.
Once that's done, throw your stick of butter into the mixing bowl. Measure out 1/2 cup of brown sugar and add it to the butter in the bowl. Do the same for the (white) granulated sugar, and add it to the bowl, as well. Mix those up with the beater. Crack open the egg, and add it to the mixing bowl. Then measure out 3/4 teaspoon of vanilla and add that to the mixture.Use the beater to mix up the ingredients.
In another bowl, we need to mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Measure out 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, and add those to the new bowl. Then measure out the 1 and 1/8 cup of flour, and add it to the new bowl. Mix everything up with a clean spoon, then add the mixture to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients in it.
Then it's time to add the chocolate chips and bacon. However, you need to cut up your bacon. By now, they should be relatively grease free, and much easier to cut up. Dice them up into chucks, it's easier to do them all at one time. With 6 slices I ended up getting a little more than 1/2 cup of bacon. So I used 12 slices with the second recipe and it worked out pretty good. However, I wouldn't suggest going over a 50:50 ratio of chocolate to bacon. Then it gets pretty gross. Add the bacon to the mixture, and mix it up by hand using a spoon.
If you put the dough into the fridge or freezer for 15-30 minutes to let it rest it helps a lot :)
Then it's time to add the chocolate chips and bacon. However, you need to cut up your bacon. By now, they should be relatively grease free, and much easier to cut up. Dice them up into chucks, it's easier to do them all at one time. With 6 slices I ended up getting a little more than 1/2 cup of bacon. So I used 12 slices with the second recipe and it worked out pretty good. However, I wouldn't suggest going over a 50:50 ratio of chocolate to bacon. Then it gets pretty gross. Add the bacon to the mixture, and mix it up by hand using a spoon.
If you put the dough into the fridge or freezer for 15-30 minutes to let it rest it helps a lot :)
So then, we'll be baking our cookies at 375 degrees for 9-10 minutes. They might take a little longer, but I'm sure you can figure it out. Your going to want to keep your scoops of dough to about a tablespoon. The cookies end up flattening out quite a lot, so keep about 2-3 inches between scoops.
Then pop them in the oven. To tell when they are done, you can check that the centers of the cookie to make sure they aren't gooey. The edges should also be nice and crisp.
Once they're done, pull them out and let them cool.
Then pop them in the oven. To tell when they are done, you can check that the centers of the cookie to make sure they aren't gooey. The edges should also be nice and crisp.
Once they're done, pull them out and let them cool.
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