Description
All the flavors that make up the perfect breakfast in one cookie!
Ingredients
- ½ pound bacon
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups quick cooking oats
- ⅞ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons water, or as needed
- 1 ½ tablespoons real maple syrup
Instructions
- Place the bacon in a large
- deep skillet
- and cook over medium-high heat
- turning occasionally
- until evenly browned
- about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. When cool
- chop the bacon
- and set aside.
- Beat the butter
- white sugar
- and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until fluffy with an electric mixer on medium speed
- then mix in egg
- and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Whisk the flour
- baking soda
- salt
- and cinnamon together in a bowl
- and stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Gradually stir in the oats and bacon
- about 1/3 cup of oats at a time
- and cover the dough. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Thoroughly grease baking sheets.
- Scoop about 1/3 cup of dough per cookie
- roll into balls
- and place the balls at least 3 inches apart on the greased baking sheets. Use a fork dipped in water to flatten the balls slightly.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are golden brown with slightly browner edges
- 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheets 3 to 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on racks.
- To make glaze
- whisk confectioners’ sugar
- water
- and maple syrup together in a bowl until smooth. Let the glaze stand about 5 minutes to slightly thicken; drizzle onto the tops of the cookies. Allow glazed cookies to stand about 20 minutes to set up before storing.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 18