Maple Bacon Cookies
These maple bacon cookies combine the saltiness of bacon with the sweetness of real maple syrup to create an unexpectedly delicious cookie.
Equipment
- 1 rimmed baking sheet
- pastry brush
- electric mixer
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
Maple Bacon
- 6 to 8 slices bacon
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange bacon in single layer, brush each side with maple syrup.
- Bake for 10 minutes, turn slices over and bake an additional 10 minutes or until very crisp.
- Allow to cool. (This step can be done ahead of time)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg, maple syrup and maple extract and beat until well blended.
- Sift flour, bacon soda and salt into a large bowl.
- Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add flour mixture.
- Beat just until incorporated
- Crumble bacon into fine pieces and add to batter, mixing just until combined.
- Line baking sheets with parchment and scoop by tablespoon (I have a tbsp. sized scoop that works perfect) leaving space between each cookie
- Bake for 9 minutes and remove from oven and allow to cool before glazing
- For Glaze combine sifted confectioners sugar, maple syrup and just enough milk to make it smooth and fluid. Taste test and add more maple syrup if necessary to achieve a nice maple flavor. Dip the top of each cookie into glaze and allow to set overnight.
Notes
Store in airtight container for up to 4 days.
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