Yes it sounds a bit crazy – I know. Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies with Bacon. Yes bacon ;)
I recently made another batch of this awesome Bacon Bourbon Jam – you can eat it with many things – steak, sausages, burger or plain on a bread. It is really delicious. It also works fine with pancakes for example – not too crazy if you look at people in diners who eat their pancakes with a batch of bacon on the side ;) But in a cookie? Well – if you look at websites all over the internet, you can find several recipes already – so I thought – why not give it a try?
But to be honest with you – some people will not like them – I have tested it ;) Most were like “interesting” or “nice” – some really liked it a lot (like myself), but there were also some I could not convince with this flavor creation… well, not everybody is ready for awesomeness I guess :P This recipe here is probably more for the hardcore bacon fans. Nothing for weak taste buds. But if you want to give it a try – here is there recipe for you…. enjoy!
Note: Of course you can skip the bacon jam in the recipe – you will get awesome Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies. If you are a bit adventurous, add the fried bacon on top to test – if you like it, go the full way and add bacon to the batter next time as well ;)
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
1 cup (230g) butter, softened
1 cup (200g) sugar
1 cup (220g) brown sugar
1/2 cup (60g) cocoa powder
2 eggs (medium)
2 1/4 cups (320g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. bacon jam
2 cups (300g) chocolate chips
30-32 caramels
flaky sea salt
2 stripes of bacon
230g weiche Butter
200g Zucker
220g brauner Zucker
60g Kakao
2 Eier (M)
320g Mehl (Type 405)
1 TL Natron
1 TL Salz
1 EL Vanille Extrakt
3 EL Bacon Marmelade
300g Schokoladenchips
30-32 Karamellstücke
grobes Meersalz
2 Scheiben Frühstücksspeck
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. In a large bowl mix butter and sugars until well combined. Add cocoa powder and eggs and mix until well combined. Mix flour, baking soda and salt – add together with the vanilla extract and bacon jam to the bowl and mix until well combined. Add chocolate chips and fold in.
3. Take a caramel and cover with dough – you should get about 1 inch (2,5cm) large balls. Sprinkle with sea salt and place with enough space inbetween on the baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven.
4. Take out of the oven, sprinkle with some small bacon pieces and let sit on the baking sheet for some time. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool down. The cookies should be servend bit warm, so the caramel in the middle is still soft. If you want to serve them later, warm them in the microwave before serving.
2. In einer großen Schüssel die Butter mit braunem und weißem Zucker verrühren, bis alles gut verbunden ist. Kakao und Eier zugeben und alles gut verrühren. Mehl mit Natron und Salz vermischen und zusammen mit dem Vanille Extrakt und der Bacon Marmelade in die Schüssel geben und alles gut verrühren. Schokoladenchips zugeben und unterheben.
3. Jeweils ein Karamell mit Teig zu einer Kugel von etwa 2,5cm (1 inch) Durchmesser rollen. Mit etwa Meersalz bestreuen und mit genügend Abstand auf die Bleche legen. Im Ofen für 10 Minuten backen.
4. Aus dem Ofen nehmen, mit kleinen Speck Stückchen bestreuen und noch etwas auf den Backblechen liegen lassen. Auf ein Kuchengitter legen und abkühlen lassen. Die Cookies sollten noch leicht warm serviert werden, damit das Karamell in der Mitte noch weich ist. Sollen die Cookies erst später serviert werden, vorher einfach in der Mikrowelle kurz erwärmen.
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Chocolate Salted Caramel Bacon Cookies
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 40
- Yield: 30 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup (230g) butter, softened
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1 cup (220g) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (60g) cocoa powder
- 2 eggs (medium)
- 2 1/4 cups (320g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp. bacon jam
- 2 cups (300g) chocolate chips
- 30–32 caramels
- flaky sea salt
- 2 stripes of bacon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190°C). Line three baking sheets with baking parchment. Set aside. Fry the bacon in a pan, place on a paper towel so excess fat can drip off. Crumble to small pieces and set aside.
- In a large bowl mix butter and sugars until well combined. Add cocoa powder and eggs and mix until well combined. Mix flour, baking soda and salt – add together with the vanilla extract and bacon jam to the bowl and mix until well combined. Add chocolate chips and fold in.
- Take a caramel and cover with dough – you should get about 1 inch (2,5cm) large balls. Sprinkle with sea salt and place with enough space inbetween on the baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven.
- Take out of the oven, sprinkle with some small bacon pieces and let sit on the baking sheet for some time. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool down. The cookies should be servend bit warm, so the caramel in the middle is still soft. If you want to serve them later, warm them in the microwave before serving.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
