Description
These Browned Butter Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies offer a perfect combination of rich, nutty browned butter, crispy bacon, and sweet chocolate chips baked into soft, chewy cookies. They balance salty and sweet flavors with a delightful buttery aroma, making them an irresistible treat for all occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
Butter and Sugars
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
Wet Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
Dry Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Add-ins
- 2 cups semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- 8-10 slices thick cut bacon (chopped into bite sized chunks)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350° F to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Brown the Butter: In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir continuously as the butter comes to a boil, watching it carefully as it foams and turns an amber brown color, which should take about 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a medium mixing bowl to stop the cooking process. Let it cool for approximately 20 minutes.
- Cook the Bacon: Using the same skillet over medium heat, add the chopped bacon and cook until crisp. Remove the bacon and drain the excess fat on a paper towel-lined plate.
- Mix Sugars and Vanilla: To the cooled browned butter, add the dark brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and baking soda. Stir gently with a rubber spatula 3-4 times to start incorporating the ingredients.
- Add Eggs: Add the eggs to the sugar and butter mixture and stir until the mixture is smooth and homogeneous.
- Add Flour and Mix-ins: Stir in the all-purpose flour using a wooden spoon until mostly combined. Then fold in the cooked bacon and chocolate chips, mixing evenly throughout the dough. The dough makes enough for two cookie sheets of 12 cookies each.
- Portion the Dough: Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats. Using a medium cookie scoop or rounded tablespoon, place dough portions roughly 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Repeat for both cookie sheets if baking two batches simultaneously.
- Bake the Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 9-10 minutes, or until they turn golden brown around the edges.
- Cool: Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Watch the butter closely when browning to prevent burning.
- Rendering bacon in the skillet adds extra flavor but drain the excess fat well.
- Using parchment paper or silicone mats helps prevent sticking and makes cleanup easier.
- Spacing cookies properly allows for even baking and prevents them from merging.
- Let cookies cool on the pan first for easier handling and to set their shape.
