Bacon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Originally uploaded by dieselboi

You said it! Bacon! While I tell many I’m pretty darn sick of the whole bacon meme with the geeks, I do love me some bacon. Granted, most of the time, I lean vegetarian, but if you put 1/2 lb of pepper bacon in front of me, I may just eat it.

Why Bacon chocolate chip cookies? Why not? There’s bacon apple pie at a restaurant down the street - Lincoln. Why can’t there be bacon cookies. This recipe is my basic cookie recipe but I added about 2 cups of cooked chopped pepper bacon to the mix. I was low on chocolate chips, so added in white chips for the fun of it. Wow, what a flavor. You don’t get much mouthfeel of the bacon, but you do get the flavor. It isn’t overpowering, just there. A little like how the orange zest adds something light and fruity, the bacon adds savory. Mix that with the sugar and chocolate and…well….you got a cookie hack.

In the last 24 hours, I have made more cookies than I can eat, so I think I need to share. Want some? I plan on bringing some to the OurPDX meetup Tuesday night at Davis St. Tavern in NW Portland. Come enjoy.

Bacon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup Tillamook butter (unsalted)
3/4 cup organic brown sugar
3/4 cup organic sugar
2 large white eggs  (Stebbs Farms Cage Free veggie diet)

2 1/4 cups flour (I used normal unbleached flour from Gold brand)
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp organic vanilla extract
1/2 bag Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Chocolate Chips
1/2 bag Ghirardelli Classic White Chips
2+ cups chopped cooked pepper bacon (about 1lb)

Mix the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl.  Add eggs and beat.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.  Chill in fridge for about 30 minutes to firm up.   Drop onto cookie sheet the size of a spoonful.  Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.