Bacon, Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Cookies
 
 
A rich bacon and chocolate chip studded oatmeal cookie.
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Recipe type: Cookie, Dessert, Snack
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon maple flavor
  • 1½ cups all purpose flour. I use King Arthur Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 heaping teaspoon of cinnamon
  • couple of shakes of ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt. Iodized salt leaves a chemical taste in your baked products
  • 3 cups of old-fashioned oats, not quick or instant. I use a robust oatmeal.
  • 1 cup or so of dark chocolate chips. Feel free to add more, you can add a mix of mini chips with the larger chips.
  • 2 cups chopped cooked crispy bacon. I bake my bacon, comes out lovely.
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk dry ingredients together, set aside.
  3. Measure oats, chocolate chips, and chopped cooked bacon in separate bowl, set aside.
  4. Cream butter, bacon fat, and sugars until creamy in a large mixing bowl.
  5. Add eggs, vanilla, and maple, beat well.
  6. Add dry ingredients slowly and beat until just combined. You can also do this by hand.
  7. Add oats, chocolate chips, and bacon to cookie dough and mix thoroughly by hand. You will need a sturdy spoon.
  8. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
  9. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  10. I use either a #40 or a #60 cookie scoop, depends on how big you want your cookie.
  11. Scoop dough onto parchment covered pan and bake for 10 minutes at 350. Check the cookies to see how they are baking up. If I make the larger cookie, I sometimes will add a minute or two, the smaller cookie is usually done at 10 minutes. Every oven is different. You know your oven and how you like your cookies.
  12. Let your pan cool on a rack for a few minutes before removing cookies to a rack to cool.
  13. This is a basic template for a great cookie, feel free to have fun with it. Maybe you like a spicier cookie, bump up the cinnamon and add some cloves. Or dried fruit for texture, dried cherries or apricots would go lovely with the bacon. More maple flavor, try it. Want a chewier, richer cookie, add an extra egg yolk. The important thing is to enjoy creating!
Recipe by AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND at https://www.backofthenorthwind.com/bacon-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies/