Sometimes I have imaginary phone conversations. Ok… this happens a lot. They go a little something like this:
Hello..? Yes, hi. I’d like to speak with the person in charge of making up all these clever food holidays like today’s Bacon Day. Oh, that’s you? Excellent. 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. I mean… it’d just be really great if my calender could justify my food choices. No? You know, you don’t have to decide so quickly. Maybe think it over a bit. Still no? 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? What? That’s too specific? I see. You might reconsider this one… the people are really calling for it.
No?
Ok…. I’ll just stick to Bacon Day. Thanks for that one.
I gotta run. I have to tell all my friends about these Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies I just made! Laaaater!
Interested in other ways to celebrate bacon!?
How about Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles or BLT’s with Homemade Mayonnaise!?
Bacon and peanut butter!? Peanut Butter and Bacon! Yes. 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. What? 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. Sorry.
So how do these cookies taste? So amazingly good! The cookie itself is a more delicate, crumbly peanut butter cookie due to the absence of butter and flour. Yup! Gluten free! The peanut butter taste is front and center. The bacon blends incredibly well with the sweetness of the cookie, adding an alluring salty, smoky, chewy bite. Hot dang! I will make these cookies again and again and again. Flourless. Butterless. Only five ingredients and one of those ingredients is bacon. 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. 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. Fold in cooked bacon. 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.
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Ahh, sweet and salty together is my fave… chocolate-dipped pretzels, kettle corn, bacon swimming in my maple syrup next to the pancakes… thank for this recipe!!
joy joy joy! when i saw the website originally i thought i was going to claw my eyes out because it was so visually difficult to navigate. looks like you are in transition yet again and what is appearing on my screen looks streamlined and user friendly!
Claw your eyes out!??? Geeez! Haahaaa! I didn’t know it was that bad!
I’m still working out a few kinks. Thanks for your patience. I hope your eyes stay unclawed!
Not about the bacon cookies. I like seeing your newest post first. I also liked your Citrus Bits section.
Cookies look YUMMY!!!! Me love cookies, me eat cookies all the time.. (ok that was my SAD attempt at being the cookie monster! haha, at least I amused myself!) Joy- your amazing, and know your blog will turn out- just like all your amazing delicious recipe’s!! good luck on your blog journey-totally assuming your on one…if not ummm just read my lame cookie monster impersonation one more time… yeah thats right, don’t pay any heed to me…I am pregnant, which is another reason to pay no head to me… Hugs!
hey joy! just wanted to drop you a line to say that i do like it better that the website opens directly to the kitchen section/to the latest post (not sure which is happening!) but it’s much easier than the flash thing that was happening before, where it was a bit confusing to see if there was a new post up or not….
thanks for making all this even more enjoyable (if thats even possible!)
;)
Thanks for the feedback Charlotte! I’m obviously still trying to iron all this stuff out! I think I like opening directly to my kitchen stuff too!
Hey guys – for those who are wondering about first post etc – hook your iGoogle up to get the Joy website – it appears with ech new recipe seperately – it’s my first port of call in the morning !!! :)
I can’t stop thinking about making these. My family was a little horrified when I told them I wanted to, but hey, that just means more for me!
my boyfriend asked me to make peanut butter bacon cookies not even an hour before i saw this post. of course once i saw the recipe i figured it was fate that i had to make them [although i did add chocolate chips to mine ;)]. these were a huge hit at the bbq i went to sunday evening as well – once people got past the strangeness of having bacon in cookies.
I am so glad you changed the formatting. The last format was sooo hard to find things!
Joy,
I just love your blog. I love the recipes, the pictures and hearing someone else who so obviously loves cooking and eating. I am originally from L.A. (25+ years) and now I am in Texas, so I also enjoy the occasional pictures of my home city/state! Keep up the good work.
Hi Joy! I love the redesign, it’s much easier to navigate. Oh, and my husband just looked over my shoulder. He says if I make him these cookies, he’ll get down on one knee and propose all over again. :)
I am making these for my husband’s “Boy’s Night” tomorrow. The guys are SO excited. :) Thanks Joy.
I made these last night and put chocolate chips in half of the dough. Both were yummy, but the choc chips may have been over the top. The kids tried to eat all of them. I told my neighbor and he said, “Bacon what!, Did you bring ‘em?”.
Yummy Joy, Thanks!
YOU are my hero :)
well I was hesistant at first, but now I am loving the new website design! And as always I adore your wonderful wonderful blog!! Thanks Joy!
what a wonderful way to use my 2 favorite foods, I will make this for our next movie night!
Think I can use prechopped panchetta in these? I am too lazy to get dressed to go out to buy real bacon
Hi there. Finally… someone who knows about the amazing pb and bacon combo! For years my father made a toasted bacon and tomato sandwich with mayo (we use miracle whip) and peanut butter! It is amazing! No lettuce. Everyone I tell about this sandwich looks at me like I’m crazy but it really is soooo good! I’ve converted a few people.
I am tempted to try these cookies!
Thanks Joy! You made my day.
My mom will be so happy to hear about this recipe! She loves bacon and peanut butter sandwiches, and got me addicted to them when I was a kid. Everyone always looks at me like it’s the most disgusting thing ever when I tell them I love those 2 things in a sandwich, lol. There’s something about that salty sweet of the bacon that matches up with the peanut butter so well. That and who can resist when the bacon is still warm and gets the peanut butter all melty… Mmmmmm! I can’t wait to make these!
Oh man, are these good! My husband is in heaven. The bacon is…not a distinct, separate flavor, but an amazing enhancement to the peanut butter. I don’t even LIKE peanut butter and I love these.
I made these yesterday…we found them to be ridiculously too sweet, especially if you roll them in the sugar as well. Made them again this morning leaving out the 1/2 cup of white sugar; only used the 1/2 cup of brown sugar and leaving out the rolling in sugar as well. NOW PERFECTION IS OURS!
Thanks for the inspiration!
I cant WAIT to make these. I love peanut butter and I love bacon! I have also been wanting to make the bacon waffles for awhile but haven’t got the chance!
I am SO making these this weekend.
Quick question – Should the cookies be refrigerated because of the bacon? (As if any will last long enough to even worry about it . . . )
I wish I knew about this recipe 4 years ago…this was the only weird thing I craved when I was pregnant with my son…peanut butter and bacon. I am going to have to try it out and see if it would have satisfied that craving.
Help! I really need to know if these should be refrigerated. My son wants me to send him some in a college care package, but I’m afraid to because of the bacon.
Joy, what do you think?
Hi PL-
these cookies went so fast that I didn’t have to think about whether or not they needed refrigeration. I think to be safe, yes, they should be kept in the fridge. You dont want to experiment with bad pork, right?
Once bacon is cooked the chemicals that make it “Go Bad” and rot or grow mold etc, are Eliminated….
I havent tried these yet but all of these ingredients are safe outside of refrigeration.
I keep hearing about peanut butter and bacon cookies! I think I’ll take this as a sign. Who needs national bacon day? I’ll declare it so right on my own block…
Holy Mary, Mother of God, yes! These would compliment my PB-BLT sandwiches perfectly! Thank you!
I made these and they were a tasty treat my dear!
Im defenitly going to make these but i think im going to make my own peanut butter for this. Ive been wanting to make homeade PB with my kids anyway and this just gives me a giant excuse to do so. Unless you shell out like 6-7 bucks for a jar of PB its all full of junk you wouldnt want to eat.
I made these last night with some leftover turkey bacon and they were delicious! We are having a snowy day today and I wanted a special treat for my girls to have with something hot to drink in front of the fireplace this afternoon. Perfect! There would probably be a bit more bacon flavor if I’d used the real stuff, but this definitely works :) And it suits my pregnancy cravings just fine!
I can’t wait to try these cookies. I had no idea so many people did the pb & bacon sandwiches. My dad would make these for us on occasional Sundays(they were such a treat) He would take toasted bread, spread pb on it take a piece of bacon and then we would dip it in coffee. My dad passed away almost 7 years ago, so when I am missing him on Sunday mornings this is my treat to myself. I don’t tell many people cause they would think I was nuts. YUMMMMY! Maybe my son will eat these…
I made these as a test run before giving them away as a gift, and they were such a HIT! They are really delicious and I can’t wait to make them to give away around Christmas! I tried them with and without sugar, and they are good either way! Thanks JOY and Happy Holidays :)
Wow, Will have to try this. Love PB and Bacon Sandwiches on toast. These sound amazing. I think my son would live off of PB, Bacon and cookies, if he could. He will love these. Thanks for your amazing ideas.
This is brilliant! I am taking your apartment therapy comment seriously, and adding it to my post for the day at http://www.kitchen-55.com
I can’t wait to try this. It makes me want to go home “sick” from work to try this NOW!
I probably will be sick soon because I plan to eat approximately 20 of these!
All my best,
Beth
This is the exact recipe I use for my PB Cookies. And now I must try them with the addition of Bacon. I may try this this weekend for our Bible Study’s group time!
Making these for “bacon” bowl tomorrow. Can’t WAIT to see the look on everybody’s face. Bwa-ha-ha!
I liked this simple 5 ingredient recipe. My favorite part was transferring them to my mouth. See I can follow instructions.
Mine came out crumbly, in other words, they fell apart, what did i do wrong. taste great though…
Anna
I made a somewhat similar mistake, then realized I set the temperature to 300° F (I guess the sugar mixture melts at a higher temperature). It might be your oven; I would recommend that you get an oven thermometer to be sure it’s heated to 350° F.
I hope that helps.
Monday 1st Attempt – Success I made them w/o the bacon (couldn’t wrap my head around the combination) my co-workers loved them and convinced me to make them with the bacon so I did.
I re-read the recipe b/c I couldn’t figure out why my 1st batch came out thin and crispy so I re-read the recipe and saw the peanut butter should have been “all-natural”…..ahhhh the error of my ways
Wednesday 2nd Attempt – Smashing Success I could have eaten the entire batch uncooked! But since my co-workers were eagerly expecting them that just wouldn’t do.
Cookie Delivery – My co-workers love the recipie just as much as I do.
Mine turned out great! Thanks for sharing such a unique recipe!
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Thank you so much for posting this recipe. It is gluten free, so my MIL will enjoy these, as well as my bacon-loving husband.
I wonder if it would be possible to make these with vegetarian bacon…?
Has anyone tried this before?
Maybe I will…
I just made some today with Morningstar Farms bacon and they are so so so so good. My taste buds are doing a tap dance of happiness!
My Mum used to make me peanut butter and bacon sandwiches when I was young! Many people think this combo is crazy, but it’s delish. Definitely going to try these!!
Hinted to my beloved housemate that I would be sooo happy if only I could have some lovely dovely peanut butter and bacon cookies, and by Wednesday last week I had succeeded with my quest and before me lay a huge plate of peanut butter and bacon cookies.
Nom. Nom nom nom.
Belly, I present to you Favorite Cookie. Happily bappily ever after.
A thousand thanks to you for posting this recipe.
Lovelovelove,
Jess
I made these for a bacon cook off we had at work. Oh yeah. They won. Nuff said.
-Thanks Joy!
I just made these tonight for my staff, I work at an elementary school, and they were amazing! I’m now obsessed with this blog! Obsessed! And, you are too funny!
OMG, I found this recipe yesterday. “Peanut butter bacon cookies?!?!” I said to myself no way. I had everything to make them so it was the first thing I did when I got home last night! My husband was skeptical and so were my kids.. making the confused, scared, baking away from mom because shes a freak motions! Needless to say, everyone tried one and was utterly amazed by how delicious they are! I brought some for my co-workers today and they ironically had the same reaction as my husband and kids but after that first bite they tried to take the bag away! They are hidden now because the rest are for my mouth :)I guess next time I need to double the recipe, maybe even triple! Thank you so much for this recipe!
can i just ask: after you roll the cookies into balls, do you bake them as is, or do you have to press them out flat? cos it’s not stated there, and i’m a little nervous if the cookies will spread
you can press them down a bit!
so i can press down a bit with a fork to create that lovely criss-cross pattern? awesome! can’t wait to try these cookies out
i do have a problem with flourless cookies cos the last time i tried making flourless peanut butter cookies they didn’t bind together and i ended up with gloop. what can i do to make sure these bind together into balls? is it due to the peanut butter?
OHMYWOW!!! Another great recipe :) I love peanut butter cookies and I LOVE bacon. What a great combo! I like the whole idea of the flourless cookie. I hate the mess of all the flour everywhere! I follow the directions to the T and the cookies come out perfect every time!!
Thanks Joy!
What is the difference between all natural peanut butter and other kinds?
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