08/10/2013
It's what's for (my) breakfast: Maple-Bacon Cookies! I'm trying savory cookies (biscuits? crackers?) because not everyone likes sweet. This is a cookie that is both sweet and salty, so I thought it would be a step in the savory direction. It is amazingly good. Might be a candidate for a maple flavored icing - but we are enjoying them without that extra sweetness.
MAPLE-BACON COOKIES
* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
* Measure the dry ingredients into prep bowls; set aside.
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (I made mine gluten free, with garbanzo bean flour plus 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed firm
- 1/2 cup crumbled bacon
* Measure the moist ingredients into prep bowls; set aside.
- 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter (or Crisco)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 cup milk
* In a large bowl, mix together: flour, soda, salt, cream of tartar, baking powder.
* In a larger bowl, mix together: butter, eggs, maple syrup, milk, brown sugar.
* Gradually stir the flour mixture into the bowl with the creamy ingredients. Add the crumbled bacon and carefully stir into the dough.
* Place rounded tablespoons of dough onto ungreased baking sheet, making four rows of three cookies.
* Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. (The bottoms may be darker brown; this is from the maple syrup, and does not spoil the taste.)
* This recipe makes approximately 6 dozen (72) cookies.
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