Bacon and Chocolate Cookies

That's right. Bacon. F found the recipe and we were feeling daring, so on one of her trips back up to the Bay F, H, and I proceeded to test out the assertion "bacon makes everything better" by making these cookies lol. The cookies came out pretty good, just don't let them sit around too long. Then they're....not so good. I believe, however, the consensus was we would have liked the cookie without bacon even better :X So there you have it. At least for the 3 of us, bacon, sadly, does not make everything better lol.



Bacon and Chocolate Cookies
adapted from recipezaar

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
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)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugars, extracts and eggs until creamy. In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir together.

2. Dough will be slightly soft. If you want a more cakelike cookie, add another 1/2 cup of flour. Mix in chocolate chips and crumbled bacon. Stir until well integrated.

3. Place dough on a sheet of wax paper and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

4. Preheat oven to 350°F.

5. Remove dough from fridge. Pinch off 1 ½ -inch pieces and roll into balls. Set dough balls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten dough balls in the center slightly with your fingers. Bake about 10 minutes, or until the dough starts to turn golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on a cooling rack.