Sometimes I have imaginary phone conversations. ย Ok… this happens a lot. ย They go a little something like this:
Hello..? ย Yes, hi. ย I’d like to speak with the person in charge of making up all these clever food holidays like today’s Bacon Day. ย Oh, that’s you? ย Excellent. ย I have a few additional food holidays I thought you might like to add to your calender.
How about a pizza and beer holiday every Friday of the month. ย I mean… it’d just be really great if my calender could justify my food choices. ย No? ย You know, you don’t have to decide so quickly. ย Maybe think it over a bit. ย Still no? ย Ok… lemme run another idea by you.
Can we make everyday at 3:30 in the afternoon National-Go-Ahead-And-Eat-A-Brownie Moment? ย What? ย That’s too specific? ย I see. ย You might reconsider this one… the people are really calling for it.
No?
Ok…. I’ll just stick to Bacon Day. ย Thanks for that one.
I gotta run. ย I have to tell all my friends about these Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies I just made! ย Laaaater!
Interested in other ways to celebrate bacon!?
How about Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles or BLT’s with Homemade Mayonnaise!?
Bacon and peanut butter!? ย Peanut Butter and Bacon! ย Yes. ย Yes yes yes!
I had never heard of this combination until a friend told me how her grandfather used to make peanut butter and bacon sandwiches for all the grandkids to eat. ย What? ย I need ts combination in cookie form and I need them in my face right now…. that’s what I thought as she was waxing on about her grandfather. ย Sorry.
So how do these cookies taste? ย So amazingly good! ย The cookie itself is a more delicate, crumbly peanut butter cookie due to the absence of butter and flour. Yup! ย Gluten free! ย The peanut butter taste is front and center. ย The bacon blends incredibly well with the sweetness of the cookie, adding an alluring salty, smoky, chewy bite. ย Hot dang! ย I will make these cookies again and again and again. ย Flourless. ย Butterless. ย Only five ingredients and one of those ingredients is bacon. ย The world just got a step closer to perfect.
Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies
adapted from The Gourmet Cookbook
makes 15 cookies about the size of your palm
1 cup all-natural chunky or smooth peanut butter
1 cup sugar (1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar)
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
about 6 slices of bacon, cooked, cooled and diced
In a skillet over medium high heat, fry up bacon until cooked through and let cool on paper towels until cool enough to dice. ย Dice up and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a baking sheet with butter and set aside. In a mixer combine peanut butter and sugars until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg and baking soda and mix for another 2 minutes. ย Fold in cooked bacon. ย Roll into large walnut sized balls and create a cris-cross pattern with a fork. If you’d like, roll the dough balls in granulated sugar before making the cris-cross pattern. Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool on a baking sheet for five minutes, then transfer to… your mouth.
247 Responses
Am I the only one who dices bacon BEFORE frying it? Ever so much easier than the reverse: nice uniform little pieces and very quick to cook.
I made these for Christmas 3 years ago and went searching to locate this recipe. I’ll be making them again tomorrow. Thanks!
joy these cookies were amazing!!! thank you for sharing your talent
hi i was wondering how long these cookies can last? I’m thinking of baking these for my friend as a gift! (: