Day 3: Bacon Toffee Cookies

I can't remember the exact moment my family's love affair with bacon began. However,  I can tell you that today it has turned into a full on obsession!!! Bacon has found it's way into every aspect of our life. It isn't just for breakfast and BLTs anymore.

Noah borrowed a costume from a friend and became bacon for Halloween...

 ... also, we can no longer have hamburgers or meatloaf made from only ground beef. Now, my husband insists on making everything 50/50. That's 50% ground beef and 50% ground bacon. He even came up with this 50/50 stuffed meatloaf recipe that he cooked in cupcake

tins to make 50/50 stuffed meatloaf cupcakes.

Do you understand now, obsessed!  It was only logical that I attempt to make a cookie that highlighted our favorite ingredient....BACON!!!

Bacon Toffee Cookies

(loosely base on this Giant Chocolate Chip Recipe found on epicurious)

1 Package of Maple Bacon

2 1/4 Cups of All Purpose Flour

1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon of Salt

1 Cup of Unsalted Butter, Softened

3/4 Cup of Sugar

3/4 Cup of Packed Brown Sugar

1 Tablespoon of Sour Cream

1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

2 Eggs

1 Cup of Toffee Chips

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.

Place bacon on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes or until crisp. When bacon is done place it on a plate and cover with a paper towel, let cool.

In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.

Mix butter, sugar, brown sugar, sour cream, and vanilla together until well blended.

Add eggs one at a time.

Slowly add dry ingredients.

Chop bacon into small pieces and add to the cookie dough.

Stir in toffee chips

Place a rounded teaspoon of cookie dough on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for approximately 10-12 min until edges of the cookie are golden brown.

Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute.

Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

                                          

                                           Noah "Bacon Man": "Sooo good!!"

Ian: "These are golden!!!"

                                                           (Not sure what that means)

Dane: "hmmmm.....I don't like it."

(his reaction surprise me the most) 

These cookies sparked huge interest from family and friends. I guess everything is better with bacon!