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Tuesday
Nov272012

Christmas Cookie Series: Bacon Chocolate Chip

 

Yes, you read that correctly.... BACON CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. This one came into our family when our oldest daughter asked for a Fettuccini Alfredo dinner. I cringe when I make this once-a-year-dish. It is nothing but butter, heavy cream and cheese! It really is ridiculous. So I got to thinking.... what kind of equally bad-for-you dessert could I make to go with Alfredo?

A quick google search led me to i am a food blog, which quickly became one of my favorite blogs. The first thing I looked at, and tried my hand at, was the phenomenon that is Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies.

 

 

picture borrowed from AND linked to original recipie

 

1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark chocolate, chopped
8 slices of bacon, finely chopped then pan-fried until crispy and drained on paper towels
sea salt

 

 

*One change I made was with the chocolate. I used mini chocolate chips and only a handful... I love chocolate chip cookies but with little chocolate in them!*                                                                   

 

 Finely  bacon, then pan-fried until crispy and drain on paper towels.

I ran the bacon through the food processor to make it crumbles

 Don't you love the dreamy effect onthis picture? Bacon is indeed a magical food. I am pretty sure the glow in the picture is from a finger smudge on the camera lens... likely from bacon grease. The irony!

 

 

Sift the flour, baking soda and powder into a bowl and set aside.  

 

 

Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.

My best cookie tip:the longer your beat the sugar(s) and butter, the better!

The less you mix the butter with the dry, the better!

 

 

Add the egg and mix well. Stir in the vanilla.

 

 

 Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Drop in the chocolate and bacon and incorporate. Refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. (I did not refrigerate and the cookies were still good... but they flattened out a bit)

 

 

 

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop 6 3 1/2 ounce mounds of dough (the size of large golf balls) onto the baking sheet leaving ample space between cookies. Sprinkle cookies with a touch of sea salt.

My secret to cookies that are crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside: a baking stone! I swear by them!

 

Bake until golden brown but still soft, 18-20 minutes. Cool on sheet for 10 minutes then move to rack to cool until you are read to enjoy!

 

 

 

Outside of the family, I had to keep the bacon ingredient a secret so as not to turn anyone off before they even tried the cookie! These were bigger than a hit- they were swooned over and talked about for weeks. A bigger hit than I ever imagined which has earned these bad boys of salty/sweet a place in my "Mom's Cookbook" and here on the old blog! I have a feeling Santa will be very pleased to find these on his platter of goodies when he comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve!

 

 

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