Maple Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Say what? That's right today I'm trying my hand at maple bacon chocolate chip cookies. I got the idea from a friend who mentioned adding bacon to cookies once and me being a lover of bacon decided to give it a try! I did some googling to see how others had made these tasty treats before and found a recipe that looked easy. Upon reading the reviews and tasting as I made the dough I made a few changes.
Here is the recipe I used:
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour changed to 2 1/2 cups
- 1 teaspoon baking powder changed to 1 1/2 tsp
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Didn't use because I didn't have any
- 1 teaspoon maple extract Used real maple syrup instead. 1 tablespoon.
- 1/3 cup chopped cooked bacon 7 pieces
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- Beat together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Add one egg; beat until blended into the butter mixture. Add the remaining egg, vanilla extract, and maple extract; beat until well blended and slightly fluffy. Stir in the flour mixture a little at a time, mixing just until combined. Stir in the bacon and chocolate chips. Scoop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges turn golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven, and cool on a wire rack.
All in all they came out pretty good. If I make them again I'd add more bacon, more chocolate and more syrup. It looked like a lot in the mixer but in reality not all the cookies were packed out the way I would have liked them to be. Also, the maple flavor only comes through a little, so definitely more of that.
