behold bacon!

a good friend (and fellow nerd) recently asked me "what's the deal with bacon lately?"i answered him honestly, "it's delicious." it's everyone's guilty pleasure, and it's so perfectly salty that it adds the most fantastic dimension to sweet treats.

a few weeks ago i experimented with adding bacon to my brownies. that proved to be one of the best desserts we'd ever eaten. it also got me thinking, what else would bacon be delicious with?

the nerd and i were cozied up together on the couch, watching last week's episode of breaking bad, when i got my answer. bacon banana cookies. we were not disappointed.

these cookies did not turn out how i expected, but that's not to say that they weren't absolutely amazing. they are reminiscent of banana bread, in that they are super soft and cakey. not too sweet, we actually had them for breakfast this morning, with a fresh pot of french roast coffee.

 
2 1/2 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c unsalted butter, room temperature
1 c granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
4 bananas, mashed (seriously... mash the hell out of them. i use a hand blender until there are nearly no lumps left)
1/2 lb bacon, well rendered and chopped

for dusting:
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 c granulated sugar

preheat oven to 400. line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

in a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and ground cinnamon.

in a medium mixing bowl, cream together butter and granulated sugar. beat in eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. beat in vanilla. add to flour mixture.

stir in mashed bananas until fully incorporated, then fold in the chopped bacon.

in a pinch bowl, stir together 1 tsp ground cinnamon and 1/4 c granulated sugar.

drop dough by heaping tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheet. dust generously with cinnamon sugar. bake 10-12 minutes, until slightly browned.

yield: 30 cookies