Bacon Grease Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Bacon Grease Chocolate Chip Cookies are smoky, crisp on the outside, and chewy on the inside, filled with a strong, dark chocolate flavor that’s balanced with just the right amount of sugar.
Servings: 8 cookies
Calories: 325kcal
Equipment
- 2x large baking sheets
Ingredients
- 40 g bacon grease
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 50 g white sugar
- 100 g demarera sugar
- 1 egg extra large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 150 g cake flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 150 g dark chocolate chunks
- sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (350°F) and line two large baking trays with parchment paper.
- To a large mixing bowl, add the melted bacon grease, melted butter, and both sugars. Stir together using a wooden spoon.
- Add the egg and vanilla to the mixture and mix again until well combined.
- In a bowl, sift together the baking soda, salt, and flour. Add the flour mixture to the cookie dough batter and mix with a wooden spoon until a homogeneous dough forms.
- Add the roughly chopped dark chocolate to the dough. Mix through. Chill the dough in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Portion the dough into eight large cookies using an ice cream scoop. Place the cookies onto parchment-lined baking sheets, giving generous spacing between the dough balls.
- Bake one tray of cookies at a time in the center of the oven for about 8 minutes, or until the cookies are a light golden brown, their edges are crisp, and they have spread slightly. Remove the cookies from the oven, sprinkle them with a bit of extra sea salt, and allow the baked cookies to cool on a wire rack. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- For pools of chocolate in your cookies, use roughly chopped chocolate bars instead of chocolate chips.
- Test the temperature of your oven before baking, if it is too hot, the cookies will burn on the bottom.
- Use a small bowl or chef's ring to perfect the shape of your cookies after baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 272IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 3mg
