These soft, chewy gluten-free chocolate chip bacon cookies are a perfect pairing of sweet chocolate and salty bacon.
Put some bacon on it.
When the “put bacon in everything” craze started a few years ago, I was a little nervous. Even though I do like bacon, I can’t handle very much of it at a time. So while the rest of the country was going nuts over bacon ice cream, bacon wrapped turkey, and bacon cookies, I was enjoying some easy homemade honey-sweetened ice cream, bacon-free turkey, and easy gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.
Cookie essentials.
But when my friend Brianna’s cookiebook, The Essential Gluten-Free Cookie Guide, showed up on my doorstep, my bacon-less life was no longer to be.
While my kids were drooling over the s’mores cookies, and I was getting my tummy ready for almond biscotti, my husband pointed to the bacon cookies and said, “I’ve always wanted to try these.” Poor hubby, his preferences always get put on the back-burner due to a house full of hungry kiddos and a pregnant wife.
Some bacon-y recipes we all agree on…
- Cheesy Bacon Lentil Stew
- Pan-Fried Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Cranberries
- Creamy Potato Salad with Bacon & Chives
- Bacon Cheddar Scones
- Easy Gluten-Free Carbonara
Chocolate chip bacon cookies.
So we gave the bacon cookies a go – and they were a HUGE hit. We actually had them for breakfast – ’cause I still believe that’s when normal people eat bacon… 😉
These cookies do contain sugar, for those of you who are wondering, and dairy. You can use a dairy-free butter sub like Earth Balance’s soy-free butter sticks or organic palm shortening to make them dairy-free, though. I haven’t tried coconut oil, fyi…
If you’re wanting more delicious gluten-free cookies, The Essential Gluten-Free Cookie Guide is full of amazingly tempting traditional cookies, special additions like sandwich cookies and twisted drops, delicious brownies and blondies, and a section full of frostings! If you’re a cookie-lover like I am, you should definitely check it out – you won’t be disappointed!
CLICK HERE FOR THE COOKIE-BOOK
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Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies
Free from gluten, with dairy-free option.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter, or dairy-free butter sub, like organic palm shortening
- 1/4 cup bacon fat (from the bacon cooked for the recipe)
- 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons firmly packed organic brown sugar or turbinado
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon guar gum
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (I like to use my homemade vanilla)
- 1 1/2 cups + 2 tablespoons gluten-free all-purpose flour (I really like this one)
- 1/2 pounds bacon, cooked until crisp, and crumbled
- 3/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips (save some money and use my homemade ones!)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silpat (I use these).
Cream together the melted butter, bacon fat, and brown sugar. Add in the egg yolks and mix until combined.
Add the baking soda, guar gum, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Add the flour, and mix until incorporated. Then mix in the chocolate chips that you should be using and the crumbled bacon.
Scoop about 2 tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for about 10 minutes. The cookies should spread and will lose their doughy shine, but will still be very soft.
Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack to finish cooking.
Notes
Any rice-based all-purpose gluten-free flour should work fine for this recipe, but stay away from an AP flour that has beans in it – they will change the flavor of the cookie!
Makes 2 dozen cookies.
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Ummm.. Yum, yum, yum! Doesn’t bacon just make everything taste better?! Although bacon in cookies is a little out of left field… I am so up for trying them 🙂 Pinning and sharing.
Haha! Yeah, bacon is pretty tasty! Thanks so much for pinning and sharing, Kirsten! 🙂
Bacon cookies?!?! WHAT?! *faints* Looks yummy, thanks for sharing! – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Haha! Glad to share, Gingi! Thanks for stopping by. 😉
I sub out some of the butter for bacon grease in mine sometimes but never thought to put bacon in them! lol…now I will!
This was the first time I’ve ever used bacon grease for butter. I usually fry eggs in it, but I never thought to bake with it. It’s pretty tasty! 🙂
Salty and sweet yummy! Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays!
🙂 Glad to share, Jennifer! Thanks for stopping by.
Yum! These sound so good! I want to make some for my family.
They were definitely a hit with my fam! Now I need to figure out a honey/maple sweetened version. 😉
I wonder if my bacon loving hubby would like these? He tends to like bacon in it’s natural form. Thank you for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned to the Bloggers Brags Board.
I’m sort of a bacon purist, too, but I was not disappointed! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Brandi!
Hi Raia,
What a unique recipe. I never heard of putting bacon in cookies but it does sound quite good. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays.
Glad to share, Marla! Thanks for stopping by!
These cookies look amazing! I’ve been wanting to get a copy of Brianna’s recipe book, and I think you may have pushed me over the edge. 🙂
Thanks for sharing at Waste Not Want Not Wednesday!
P.s. the bacon cookie thing gives me pause too. Guess I’ll *have* to try it now though!
Haha. Well, glad I could help. 😉 They were definitely tastier than I though a cookie with bacon would be! Guess I should follow my hubby’s lead more often… Haha.
I love the salty and sweet combo so I think I would LOVE these cookies.
They sound spectacular!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely evening.
xoxo
Thanks so much for stopping by, Jennifer! 🙂 Hope your evening is lovely as well… 😉
haha cookies for breakfast, that’s great! Your pictures are gorgeous too 🙂
😀 Thanks, Sharon!
Your Bacon Cookies look delicious. Thanks so much for sharing your post with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks, Helen. 🙂
I am with your husband on this one! Bacon and chocolate? Yes, please! Thanks so much for linking up to Awesome Life Friday! We’ll be pinning this – we’re looking forward to seeing what you have to share this week!
Glad to share, Lynda! Thanks so much for stopping by and pinning. 🙂
Everything is better with bacon. Thanks for sharing with us at the funtastic friday blog hop. Hope to see you againt his week. Awesome photos!
Glad to share, Sherry! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Bacon and dark chocolate? I’m not sure I can (or want to) resist! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and sharing this recipe with us – you’re featured this week on Five Friday Finds! I’m looking forward to what you share this week. 🙂
Thanks so much, CJ! They are pretty delicious cookies… 😉
Bacon makes everything better! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
-Cindy
Thanks so much, Cindy! 🙂
What is thr guar/ other gum for? What can I substitute? I am not gluten free and dont use the gums. I so want to try it though!!
Guar gum is used in gluten-free baking to hold the baked goods together in place of the gluten. 🙂 You don’t have to use it, your finished cookies will just be crumblier. If you’re not gluten-free, and you’re using regular flour, you can just leave it out. Hope they work out for you, Nancy! 🙂
Bacon! My favorite! i especially love a bacon chocolate combo. Thanks for joining us for From The Archives Friday!
Glad to share, Ashley! It’s a pretty wonderful combination. 😉