Peanut Butter & Bacon Cookies
By: craigspad.com
Published: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 6:36am

Ingredients




1 cup natural peanut butter, room temperature (we used Smuckers Natural Chunky)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 slices of bacon

Preparation

1 ook bacon, cool and dice.  Our preferred baking method comes via the genius Ina Garten. 2 Preheat oven to 400 F.  Place a bking rack on a sheet pan and arrange bacon slices in a single layer - bake for 15 minutes.  Or of course, you can use your favorite skillet. 3 If you went skillet, preheat oven to 350 F.  If you went oven, lower temperature to 350 F. 4 In a mixer, blend peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar until well combined, 1-2 minutes.  Add in the egg and baking soda and continue to mix for another few minutes.  Add in the diced bacon and mix to incorporate. 5 Sprinkle some sugar on a plate, roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and drop into the sugar, rolling to coat.  Place cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Gently press down cookies using the tines of a fork. 6 Bake for 10-12 minutes, until very lightly browned.  Cool cookies completely on a baking sheet.  Store at room temperature.