Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

By srumbel

Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies are the most addictive cookies you will ever make! The bacon is quickly candied in the oven and then added to the perfect soft chocolate chip cookies.
from fakeginger.com

Ingredients

• For the candied bacon:
• 6 slices thick-cut bacon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• For the cookies:
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla pure vanilla extract
• 1 whole egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F.
Place bacon in a single layer on a foil lined sheet.
Sprinkle brown sugar on top of bacon strips. Bake for 18-25 minutes or until crispy, making sure to turn bacon over after 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and place on a wire rack for cooling. Once bacon has cooled chop it finely.
Reduce oven temperature to 325F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, egg, and egg yolk to the bowl and beat until combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt until no lumps remain. Add to the butter mixture and beat until just combined.
Use a rubber spatula to fold in the bacon and chocolate chips.
Place tablespoon sized balls of dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are brown, rotating the baking sheets halfway through. Remove from oven and let cool on the pan for a couple minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

about 5 dozen cookies