EQUIPMENT SUGGESTIONS
Baking sheet
Immersion blender or stand up blender
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups all-purpose unbleached flour, sifted
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 6 ounces bacon, chopped small
- ¼ cup unsalted butter , room temperature
- ¼ cup bacon fat , cooled. If not enough fat, supplement with vegetable shortening
- 1½ tablespoons bourbon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, tip: bourbon vanilla from Trader Joe's
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 cup chocolate chips, tip: half milk/half dark chips
Instructions
- Set oven to 375 degrees.
- Add chopped bacon to a medium skillet over med high heat. Be sure to cook the pieces until they are crisp!6 ounces bacon
- Remove and blot with paper towels. Pour bacon grease from pan in a glass measuring cup. If not quite 1/4 cup, add some vegetable shortening to (still) hot skillet and allow to melt until reaching 1/4 cup in total. Chill in refrigerator. Option: place in an ice bath to speed up the cool down.
- In a mixer bowl, add butter, cooled bacon fat, bourbon, vanilla and sugars. Turn on to medium speed for several minutes using a stand up mixer with paddle or hand held beaters until creamy. Take care to scrape sides with rubber spatula. Add in egg and mix until well combined.1/4 cup unsalted butter1/4 cup bacon fat1½ tablespoons bourbon1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract6 tablespoons granulated sugar1/2 cup dark brown sugar1 large egg
- In a bowl, mix together, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt then add dry mixture in 3 parts to wet batter, combining on low speed or mixing by hand.1¼ cups all-purpose unbleached flour1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon Salt
- Fold in chocolate chips and bacon until evenly distributed in the batter.1 cup chocolate chips6 ounces bacon
- For a larger cookie (as recipe is designed) drop by tablespoon about 1½ inches apart and bake for 12 minutes. If making a smaller cookie, cooking time will be reduced. Check at 10 minutes. Cookies should be lightly browned on top when done.
- Once out of the oven, allow to cool on the cookie sheet 5 minutes before moving cookies to a cooling rack. Best enjoyed with a great cup of coffee!
MY NOTES
NUTRITION
Serving: 1g | Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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