Wednesday 8 August 2012

Peanut Butter Bacon cookies





Wee Bear left to have lunch with one of his fraternity brothers that came into town, so I got busy. Wee Bear is allergic to peanuts, so, "while the cat's away, the mouse, did play"!!

You have seen the surge of bacon with all sorts of other flavors, I still do not know why, with the health crisis in this country, that we now are adding bacon to everything? But, I always say, try everything in moderation! Bacon and peanut butter!?  Peanut Butter and Bacon! Hmmmmm, well let's give it a go! If you have children this is perfect!



Peanut Butter and 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

 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 or use a Silpat 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 golf ball sized balls and create a criss-cross pattern with a fork. You may want to roll the dough balls in granulated sugar before making the criss-cross pattern.


 Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool on a baking sheet for five minutes, then transfer to… your mouth.

So how do these cookies taste?  Amazingly good!  The cookie itself is a more delicate, crumbly peanut butter cookie due to the absence of butter and flour. Yes!  Gluten free!  The peanut butter taste is front and center.  The bacon blends well with the sweetness of the cookie, adding an alluring salty, smoky, chewy bite.  Perfect!  Flourless,  butterless, only five ingredients, and one of those ingredients is bacon.  The world just got a step closer to perfect!

*Options include adding chocolate chips






Cheers!

JJ


3 comments:

  1. Oh boy! I already know that I need to make these for TT! Two of his favorite things. I think I will add those chocolate chips as you mentioned. =)

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  2. Mmmmm I think it would be a nice combo!

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  3. My family goes crazy every time I make this delicious recipe! I do not use turkey bacon as it is less healthy than regular bacon. Jerry

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