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Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies – the perfect sweet and salty cookie! Bacon is quickly candied in the oven and then added to the best chocolate chip cookies recipe!

Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies - the perfect sweet and salty cookie! Bacon is quickly candied in the oven and then added to the best chocolate chip cookies recipe!

This post originally published on September 30, 2011 and was updated October 23, 2017. It’s one of my oldest and favorite recipes. 

The first time I ever made these Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies – over 6 years ago – was the first time I realized what a food blogger weirdo I was.

Food bloggers love bacon.

Okay, yeah, everyone loves bacon but food bloggers love to put bacon in places where bacon usually doesn’t belong.

Cookies, ice cream, rice krispies treats, pretty much everything.

I mean, I have a bacon egg and cheese sandwich on a glazed doughnut pretty much every Saturday morning of my life.

And you can think that’s weird but I have made everyone in my life try them and no one’s complained yet.

Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies - the perfect sweet and salty cookie! Bacon is quickly candied in the oven and then added to the best chocolate chip cookies recipe!

So the first time I made these was back when we were in Colorado and we hosted all our friends every Saturday to watch football.

We had people in and out all day and every time someone new showed up, they would say “Oooh cookies!” and I would warn them that they had bacon and then they would say, with disgust on their face, “Bacon?! In cookies?! You try them first” and they would push whoever they came with towards the cookies.

But guess how many cookies I had left at the end of the day.

Zero.

All 5 dozen cookies were gone.

One of the guys Facebook messaged me years later asking for the recipe.

So yes, I am a food blogger weirdo that puts bacon in everything she eats but hey, just trust me.

Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies - the perfect sweet and salty cookie! Bacon is quickly candied in the oven and then added to the best chocolate chip cookies recipe!

How To Make Candied Bacon

  • Place bacon in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet
  • Sprinkle brown sugar on top of bacon
  • Bake for 18 – 25 minutes or until crispy, turning the bacon over once
  • Cool completely before chopping and adding to cookies

How To Make Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Sift together flour and baking soda
  • Cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar
  • Add vanilla, egg, and egg yolk to the butter mixture
  • Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until well combined
  • Add chopped candied bacon and chocolate chips and stir to combine
  • Roll into tablespoon size balls
  • Bake 13 – 15 minutes or until the edges start to brown
  • Let cool on a wire rack before serving

Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies - the perfect sweet and salty cookie! Bacon is quickly candied in the oven and then added to the best chocolate chip cookies recipe!

More Cookie Recipes

  •  White Chocolate Orange Cookies
  • Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies
  • Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
  • Cranberry Orange Cookies
  • Cookies and Cream Cookies
  • Oreo Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 36 cookies
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Easy homemade candied bacon added to my favorite chocolate chip cookies recipe!

Ingredients

For the candied bacon:

  • 6 slices thick-cut bacon
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

For the cookies:

  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups semi-sweet, or dark! chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place bacon in a single layer on a foil lined sheet.
  3. Sprinkle brown sugar on top of bacon strips. Bake for 18-25 minutes or until crispy, making sure to turn bacon over after 10 minutes.
  4. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack for cooling. Once bacon has cooled chop it finely.
  5. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
  6. Sift flour and baking soda.
  7. In a medium bowl, cream butter with the white and brown sugar.
  8. Add vanilla, egg, and egg yolk to the bowl and beat until light and creamy.
  9. Add flour mixture and mix well.
  10. Add diced candied bacon and chocolate chips and stir until just combined.
  11. Place tablespoon sized balls of dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are brown. Remove from oven and let cookies sit on the pan for a couple of minutes before placing on a wire rack.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 167Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 88mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g

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  1. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    Sep 30, 2011 at 7:33 am

    For now I’ll have to take your word for it – they look great seeing as they are cookies but I’m not much of a salty dessert fan. I like my bacon alone or with things like potatoes, cheese, eggs… you know… that kind of thing. I’m totally not opposed to a cookie along side my breakfast though ;)

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  2. [email protected] Bakeaholic Mama says

    Sep 30, 2011 at 8:17 am

    I’m all about bacon this week…. I need these cookies in my life! My husband things the idea of bacon in baked treats is strange…. I need to change his mind!

    Reply
  3. Rachel @ Not Rachael Ray says

    Sep 30, 2011 at 9:40 am

    Haha! Love that everyone was skeptical. I think they look delicious.

    Reply
  4. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says

    Sep 30, 2011 at 10:16 am

    I haven’t stuffed my cookies with bacon *yet* but I’m getting there. And you are so right about the food blog bubble! lol I mentioned bacon in cookies to a group of friends one time and it was like I just said something R rated. Shock and horror!

    Reply
  5. Tracey says

    Sep 30, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Haha, I made a version of these before and was expecting people to be skeptical, but they were actually pretty excited. Like yours, they disappeared quickly!

    Reply
  6. Staci says

    Sep 30, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    I’m intrigued. May have to try these!

    Reply
  7. Kalyan says

    Oct 01, 2011 at 3:41 am

    Just mouthwatering…looks so easy to prepare and delicious!

    Reply
  8. newlywed says

    Oct 01, 2011 at 6:04 am

    I have to confess, food blogger or not, I also feel unsure about bacon in sweets.

    Reply
  9. Shee Shee says

    Oct 01, 2011 at 7:17 am

    Pops just said he will check the mailbox for his batch.

    Reply
  10. Kathy says

    Oct 16, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    Today was test kitchen Sunday, made bourbon bacon jam, your cinnamon chip pumpkin bread, and these cookies.
    I think bacon is the perfect food and should be tried in everything.
    These cookies were good. Husband eating one now and can’t ID the secret ingredient. I think they maybe my new party cookie. Just for the fun whimsy of them.
    The candied bacon along was worth the trouble. I think I may have gained 5 pounds today.
    Thanks

    Reply
  11. Andie says

    Nov 14, 2011 at 10:42 am

    My co-worker made these a while ago and brought them into the office.. Surprisingly good!

    Reply
  12. Momma Sue says

    Dec 29, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    These look fantastic! Can’t wait to try the recipe!

    Reply
  13. Jen @ BeantownBaker.com says

    Feb 04, 2012 at 10:04 am

    I made these recently and they’re AMAZING! I’m so glad they turned out well after a disappointing bacon brownie incident…

    Reply

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