The other night, I had a serious craving for chocolate chip cookies, so Bob made some on the fly {lucky me!}. Since we also had some bacon from the bacon-of-the-month club I gave him for Christmas, I suggested…eh…throwing a little bacon in the already delightful concoction he was whipping up. I've been wanting to try this recipe for a while, but we weren't in the mood to make brown butter. So, for this impromptu version, instead he just added small chunks of dry cured bacon to an existing chocolate chip cookie recipe. Salty, sweet, and savory…it was like mixing a chocolate chip cookie with a bacon biscuit. Totally one of those things I didn't think I needed until I had one…and so, so tasty. Next time, we'll make the chunks a little smaller and maybe crisp them up a bit more too for some added crunchy texture. — Joy
{photo by Oh Joy}
wow, now I have to try it! thanks Joy 🙂
This might be the one way to get my boyfriend to eat sweets hahaha!
Too bad I’m a vegetarian and wouldn’t eat them though…
Meri
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wow. i need to try this asap!
ohhh yum!! ive always wanted to bake these!! they would make great cookies for super bowl! hmmmm maybe i should bake them this weekend!!
Those look amazing! I think I prefer the chunky texture yours seem to have vs. the other recipe.
Your blog always brightens my day and these look delicious! If you like chocolate with bacon, you might like my recipe for chocolate caramel bacon cupcakes. http://chubbypiggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/cupcake-confessions-pt-1_02.html
What?! These look AMAZING. I’m loving the really chunky texture of the cookies, too. Salty and sweet has to be the greatest combination ever. My best friend and I first bonded bonded over a shared snack of pretzels and iced animal crackers.
That is decadence at it’s finest. You lucky girl!
Sounds scrumptious!
oh man! My husband is going to love this! Thanks for sharing!
I would NEVER have thought of bacon. But, anything salty and sweet is always tasty! I bet pretzels would be good to add in to chocolate chip cookies too. Also, I am moving to L.A. this summer and love reading about all of the fun treats the city has to offer here on your blog!
Ohmygoodness. Sign. Me. UP!
My husband doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth (it’s one of his only flaws… because then I am the one who ends up eating all of the sweets in the kitchen, and that is never good) but I think he would have a change of heart if he discovered cookies with bacon in them.
oh MAN! your pics always look so good, too.
It sounds amazing! I posted a recipe with bacon this week too. Best stuff on earth!
Oh my god yum!!! Totally inspired. I tried bacon jam with cheese awhile back but this is a whole other level of genius! Wow!
I guest these proves everything is better with bacon
I love the idea of savory-sweet! I haven’t baked anything this exciting (Bacon of the month!! yay!!), I’ve only tried goat cheese with figs and honey muffins (which were great but goat cheese I guess is kind of neutral, no?) but I’ve got to make a batch of something with bacon now! Any particular type of bacon work best?
Hey Lilly,
Thanks! We used Broadbent bacon for this which is already dry cured (like proscuitto) already so it didnt need to be cooked ahead of time. But we definitely would crisp it up ahead of time next time!
Joy
Never thought about doing this, but now MUST ABSOLUTELY ADD bacon to choc chip cookies! Thanks for this post!
Beautiful cookies! I am a fan of these, although the recipe I made were maple bacon choc chip cookies and they were awesome. The maple flavor gave it just a hint of that pancakes and bacon effect. Yummy!
I’m predicting that you are pregnant.
This is the second time in the same day, yet the first time in my whole life I heard about combining bacon and chocolate. It makes sense though. I’ll have to try it. Also, thanks for your latest post about the Eveleigh in West Hollywood. I love the look and feel of the place. I’ll definitely give it a try next time I’m in L.A.
My husband and I made candied bacon chocolate chip cookies for Christmas, and they were insanely good. From this recipe: http://www.peterandrewryan.com/baking/2009/02/bacon-chocolate-chip-cookies-and-candied-bacon/
I am craving the savory sweet flavor now! Thanks for the reminder.
oh wow, these sound amazing..
bit of a strange combination for me, being a brit, but i tried bacon and pankcakes when i was over in NY and loved it!
gonna be trying these out for sure!
Im so glad you posted this. I have been looking for a good recipe for bacon and chocolate. I made up a batch last nite for the superbowl and they were Oh-mazing!! Im gonna re-post!
My hubby is obsessed with bacon – he made these cookies for our christmas party – they were a huge hit!!! so tasty!! he now wants to add bacon to everything…uh oh!
Wow… bacon cookies that sounds interesting and delicious all at the same time. Who doesn’t love bacon?
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Just discovered your site. It’s wonderful! Love the idea of bacon and chocolate together. Sounds like sheer heaven. Beautiful photos, too! I’m going to have to put this into a macaron!
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