Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter (it has been suggested that using 1 full cup of butter works best due to cookie dough dryness)
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon hazelnut extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg (it has been suggested that using 2 eggs works best due to cookie dough dryness)
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups bacon bits (if preferred, you can separate the dough into two parts and only make half of the dough into bacon c)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon maple extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 an important note- be sure to use real bacon bits, not bacos *see large print at the bottom of this post*.
• 2 also, you can make your own bacon bits, just make sure you pat down the bacon chunks with paper towels to remove as much extra bacon grease as possible.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 4 beat together the butter, sugars, flavouring and eggs until creamy.
• 5 in another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients.
• 6 add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir together.
• 7 dough will be slightly soft. if you want a cakier cookie, add another half cup of flour.
• 8 add in chocolate chips and bacon bits. stir until well integrated.
• 9 place dough on a sheet of waxed paper and refrigerate at least an hour.
• 10 remove dough from fridge, pinch off 1 1/2 inch pieces of dough and roll into balls.
• 11 set dough balls about 2 inches apart on.
• 12 an ungreased cookie sheet. flatten dough balls slightly with your fingers in the center.
• 13 bake cookies for about 10 minutes, or until the dough starts to turn golden brown. allow cookies to cool on a cooling rack while you make the glaze.
• 14 maple cinnamon glaze reipe.
• 15 2 cups powdered sugar.
• 16 1 tablespoon maple extract.
• 17 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 18 1 teaspoon cinnamon (it has been suggested that 1 teaspoon may be a bit much, so go ahead and add to taste).
• 19 enough water to make a thick glaze.
• 20 mix all ingredients together until smooth and creamy. if lumpy, use a whisk.
• 21 spread a small amount of the glaze on the top of each cookie and top with a small piece of crisp cooked bacon.