Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Candied Bacon.
Will you still love me if I do this?
How about this?
I’m hoping so, considering you loved me after this and this. I think. By the way, I enjoy this unconditional crush we’ve got going on.
Believe it or not, and judging from today’s title I’m sure you’re teetering on “not,” I have a plethora of healthy meals to share with you.
I swear. That’s actually what we eat… like 80% of the time. Sort of.
I just can’t.get.them.out.
There is something utterly gratifying and spectacular about creating a recipe that makes you feel the need to go to confession. A cookie that makes you feel like an adulterous glutton, a chewy round of peanut butter laced with chocolate candied bacon that feels so wrong but tastes so right. A snack that lands at the top of the list for thisiswhyyourefat. A sweet and salty fusion that sends many into a panic, who claim that you’re the reason “all Americans are fat” and this particular cookie deems you responsible for all childhood obesity occurring after May 17th, 2011. Something a little freakish about putting pork in a cookie, I admit. It happens people. Forgive me for I have sinned.
Don’t fight the chocolate bacon. Just give in.
And don’t ask why my brain decides to come up with these things – I find it nearly as convoluted as you do, and I have to live with it. It’s pure torture I tell you.
Recipes like this are just so much better than green stuff. That’s my argument. And a fact.
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Candied Bacon
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 slices cinnamon-sugared candied bacon
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dip candied bacon slices in melted chocolate and let come to room temperature while preparing the dough. If needed, stick them in the fridge for a few minutes.
- Cream butter, peanut butter and sugars together in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy – about 3-4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla, mixing until combined. Add flour, baking soda and salt, mixing until just combined and dough forms. Crumble bacon and fold it into dough. Drop tablespoon-sized dough balls on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
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136 Comments on “Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Candied Bacon.”
AHHHH! This is GENIUS! I love it! :-D
I can’t believe how you think of this stuff!
I’ve been patiently waiting for you to create something like this ;)
Looks incredible!
These are definitely naughty – but OH so nice! I love your brain.
Would you forgive me if I made them without the bacon :) The end product looks awesome. I am a thick cookie girl all the way!
I suppose… ;)
Yum!!! I love to bake up some cupcakes, and I always plan to make bacon for breakfast the same day. That way I can dip some of the leftover bacon in frosting. It’s a beautiful combination!! I’m positive I would totally love pork and cookie!
-Aimee
Amazing idea!!!!!!!!!!!! If only we could actually find bacon here……..
OH…..MY…..WORD!!!! This has to be sin! Haha:) But boy does it sure look delicious! I have actually never even had chocolate and bacon together….or even candied bacon….but I must try this combination very very soon..for sure!!
You need to!
If they have bacon does that mean I can eat them for breakfast?
Oh yes… excellent point!
I love how your mind works!
Oh My Gosh…I loved you even more after each step/picture. It’s 7 am and all I want to do is devour a whole batch of these. There is NOTHING better than peanut butter, chocolate, and bacon…be still my heart :)
thisiswhyyourefat is one of the most awesome websites out there…too bad most of it i think sound good :) peanut butter, bacon, and cookie – sign me up!
I. love. you. My friend called me crazy when I said “hey! chocolate + bacon! huh?” too. This is beautiful. Viva la bacon!
You, my friend, are a trouble maker! These are so sinful!
Wow, you’ve REALLY outdone yourself this time! I would LOVE to try those! Do you ship?? ;)
Wow! I do believe you’ve out done yourself!
Oooooh, you were right, sinful. The texture on those cookies looks perfect!
Shut the front door. Candied bacon!? Stop it. We are in love. LOVE. Genius lady, genius.
Is this what you were talking about on Twitter being the mortal sin? If so, I have to agree! If not, I’d hate to see what is!
Fabulous combo – of course I’d have to add a smidge of maple flavoring to give it that triple heavenly mix of bacon, peanut butter and maple syrup!!
Yes it was!
Confession exists for a reason. :)
If someone was going to do it, I knew it would be you! :)
mmm i love chocolate and bacon. my aunt bought me a chocolate bar with bits of bacon in it. it was amazing. and i love the whole idea of chocolate chip cookies with bacon, or chocolate cupcakes with bacon…so why not peanut butter with chocolate-coated bacon? amazing.
Was is a Vosges bar? Love those!
I love you even more :D
Oh my gosh, you are outta control and I love it!
I always say that it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission. Great recipe!!
Love that!
You are off the hook and I like it! :)
Now this is a way I could eat bacon! Wonderful :)
Going to your website is like going to a restaurant while waiting for the food and looking at the other table’s food with envy. Sometimes I just want to steal a truffle french fry from my neighbors plate but they would probably think I’m crazy. I look at your food and think, can I have a bite? :)
When my 2 year old saw the picture of the bacon dipping into the chocolate she said, “Oooooooo! Look at that!” :)
why am I not surprised about you liking creating recipes that send readers to confession ;)
I don’t know if I can make these. I can’t quite figure out how to add the bacon before I eat it. :)
Definitely craving already. Oh and I love thisiswhyyourfat.
It’s just not fair if you didn’t bring enough for the whole class.
Great. I just finished my Oreos and now I have to go out and buy bacon and chocolate. ;-)
this is one of those recipes that there are certain people who are going to kiss the ground you walk on for coming up with it! for me, I’ll pass on the bacon but i love your brain’s creativity!!! :)
Oh, I’m a fan already. These look amazing — and I love peanut butter!
this recipe is just unreal! And I a mean that in a good way :)
Elvis would have married you.
i loveeee thisiswhyyourfat!!! normally makes me hungry LOL
Why would we hate you? That sounds genius and so bookmark worthy. I’m saving this for later. I made some brioche donuts with a maple glaze and bacon crumbles over the weekend (posting this week) & thought of you.
I have been craving sweets real bad lately…. and you’re not helping the problem by sharing things like this! Haha! These look crazily delicious!
I don’t know if I should shake my head or hug you? ;p
Hahaha….you and your bacon! While I was usually go for straight-up chocolate rather than chocolate covered bacon, these look interesting….thanks for posting this crazy concoction! :P
ok- I haven’t been able to truly embrace bacon in baked goods after a rather nasty run in with a “bacon” chocolate bar- but these cookies look so good, I think they could change my mind. I also think a certain husband would die of happiness…
The Wisconsin State Fair has had chocolate covered bacon on a stick for the last few years now and when they first had it I was skeptical but it’s delicious! I bet it’s even more fabulous in these cookies and candied!
P.S. Mr. How Sweet should bring you this: http://thisiswhyyourefat.tumblr.com/post/477127230/bacon-bouquet-submitted-by-rusty-shackleford
He should!
Yes, yes I will still love you. Mmm. :-)
AHHH wish you’d posted these a week ago, before our “bourbon, bacon, and blues” party on saturday. guess we need to have another one…! :)
I need to have a party like that!
wow I would have not thought of this! I wish I Could taste one right now, as I’m starving for lunch! lol
I’ve been reading your blog for about 6 months, and what came to mind when I saw this title was, “It was just a matter of time.” The 3 loves combined: chocolate, peanut butter and BACON! It was bound to happen at some point!
that candied bacon looks so delicious. freaking yum!