So local bacon, thank you Sunnyside Farms, and I decided on a recipe that used bacon fat. I mean really, I am sure it is more REAL than Crisco, right?
Russ gives them the nod. I freeze cookies in packages of 6 or 8 so we don't devour them all in just a couple of days. Cookies take patience… pan after pan after pan so I don't want them gone before the pan is washed.
The poet in the pantry blog has lots good recipes… check her out.
Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Author: Carrie @ poet in the pantry & Brian Vibert
Recipe type: cookie
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour 15 mins
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt… I used salt salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ cup (8 Tablespoons) butter, softened
- ½ cup solid bacon fat (reserved from cooking bacon; you may need to save this from a few batches in an air-tight container in your refrigerator before baking these cookies; I always have a jar of bacon fat on hand)
- ¾ cup organic sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cups chocolate chips
- ½ pound bacon, cooked and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and cayenne. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, bacon fat, and sugars until light and fluffy (about 3-5 minutes).
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing until the first is fully incorporated before adding the next. Scrape down the sides in between.
- Stir in the vanilla bean paste.
- With the mixer on medium low, slowly add the flour mixture, beating until just combined.
- Remove from mixer and stir in the walnuts, chocolate chips, and bacon by hand, mixing until just incorporated.
- Place about 8 per sheet to allow enough room for spreading.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are browned and the tops are lightly browned.
- Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
Recipe by poet in the pantry at http://poetinthepantry.com/2013/10/13/bacon-chocolate-chip-cookies/