Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Updated August 09, 2018
Robyn Lee

Swapped at the 2011 Cookie Swap by SE intern Paige Brocious

Adapted from iluvpork.com

Recipe Details

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Prep 25 mins
Cook 100 mins
Total 2 hrs 5 mins
Serves 96 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 pound thick-cut smoked bacon

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, melted

  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar

  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

  • 2 large eggs

  • 2 large egg yolks

  • 2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. For the bacon: Cook your bacon until crispy and set aside on paper towels to drain excess grease. Yes it is a lot of bacon but we are making a lot of cookies!

  2. For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. I used a little bacon grease.

  3. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together and set aside.

  4. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter and all sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped bacon by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1 tablespoon at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.

  5. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
100Calories
5gFat
13gCarbs
2gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 96
Amount per serving
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g6%
Saturated Fat 2g12%
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 67mg3%
Total Carbohydrate 13g5%
Dietary Fiber 1g3%
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 1mg7%
Potassium 35mg1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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