Chipotle Chocolate Chip Cookies with Smoked Bacon
Combining the sensations of smokey, salty, sweet and spicy, this recipe takes chocolate chip cookies to a whole new level of flavor. It's the kind of cookie recipe you'll want to make over and over again.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cherry wood smoked bacon*
- 1 2/3 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 tsp baking powder
- 2/3 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chipotle powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 oz extra bitter chocolate chunks or dark, 1 bag
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lay bacon on a foil or parchment-lined baking sheet and place in oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until bacon is fully cooked and crisp. Remove from pan cool before chopping into bacon bit-sized chunks. Set aside.
- Measure out 1 2/3 cup oats then process in food processor until finely ground.
- Combine ground oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and chipotle powder. Set aside.
- Beat butter on medium until creamy (2-3 minutes).
- Gradually add granulated and brown sugars, beat well.
- Add egg, egg white and vanilla, beating until well blended
- Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture.
- Fold in chocolate and bacon.
- Transfer dough to refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours
- Scoop desired size onto baking sheet and bake for approximately 10 minutes @ 350 degrees.
Notes
*If cherry wood smoked bacon is unavailable (substitute with another hardwood smoked bacon.
A note on the provided nutrition information
The nutrition information provided has been estimated by an online nutrition calculator and is not a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.Nutrition
Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 282IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg