I started by creating a basic soft peanut butter cookie with just the perfect amount of crunch on the outside. You can’t have an amazing cookie without the combo of textures. THEN- just for fun I added a  twist? Bacon. It tastes incredible with peanut butter! It adds a great texture, a little bit of saltiness, and a depth of flavor that kind of blew my socks off.  I promise if you love bacon, you will love these!

And if you don’t like bacon- feel free to leave it out of the recipe. The cookies will still taste fab.

Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies.

 

• 1 packed cup blanched almond flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar ( I used Palm Sugar)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons butter (dairy or nondairy)
• 1 Tablespoon applesauce  (or 1 egg)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (another nut/seed butter of choice should work as well to make a Paleo/Primal version)
• 4 strips of bacon, or 1/2 cup chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
2. Start by cooking your bacon strips in a large saute pan until crispy. Chop them up into tiny bite size pieces and set them aside while you prepare the cookie dough.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients until it makes a dough. Mix in the bacon pieces.
4. Roll out 10 balls of dough and flatten into cookies with the palms of your hands. Bake for 15-16 minutes until just golden on the edges.

Note: To make these sugar free you could use Xylitol, Truvia Baking Blend or another Sugar Alcohol of choice. I don’t recommend stevia.

-Brittany-