Bacon. Cookies. It's so wrong and yet pure genius.

Bacon: noun. Delicious strips of juicy, pork heaven. Served often at breakfast with eggs, but perfectly good served alone and at any time of day.

Its official... After I had seen bacon with chocolate I thought there was no thing that hasn't been infused with the smoky, salty, and plainly deliciousness that is bacon. Until I tasted these cookies. They're amazing... The sweet compliments the salty. The salty compliments the sweet. And the greatness of chocolate chip cookies most definitely compliments the awesomeness of bacon.

So you may be thinking... what is this delicious recipe she will be sharing? Well, fellow bloggers... be prepared to fall deeply in love with Chocolate Chip Candied Bacon Cookies.

So... Who want's the recipe? I do! :-)

Chocolate Chip Candied Bacon Cookies

candied bacon:
2-3 pieces of thick cut bacon
brown sugar (enough to sprinkle it)

chocolate chip cookies:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
12 oz semi sweet chocolate chips

1. make the candied bacon: preheat the oven to 350 F. lay bacon on a greased baking sheet so they are not overlapping eachother. sprinkle about 2 tsp brown sugar evenly on each strip of bacon. bake for 12 minutes, remove from oven, flip bacon and drag it through the syrupy liquid that’s collected on the baking sheet. put the bacon back in the oven for another 12-15 minutes, until it is fully cooked and very dark (mahogany). remove the strips from the sheet and cool on a wire rack. after they have cooked, chop them or quickly food process into tiny pieces.

2. make the cookies: combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. beat butter, both sugars and vanilla in a large bowl. add eggs, one at a time, beating well. gradually beat in flour mixture. stir in morsels and bacon pieces.

3. spoon dough onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 375 F for 9-11 minutes. i tend to go a little under 9 minutes so they come out just underdone. remove to cooling racks or eat immediately with a glass of cold milk.

Enjoy! :-)

Bon Appetit --Maggie Mae :-)