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    Home » Cookies » Bacon Molasses Cookie Recipe

    Bacon Molasses Cookie Recipe

    Published: Dec 3, 2015 · Modified: Mar 26, 2019 by Kate · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Bacon Molasses Cookies

    I love vintage recipes! There's something amazing about seeing that slice of life from the past.

    This Bacon Molasses Cookie recipe is just such a recipe. This recipe harkens back to a time when everything had a use - including bacon fat.

    These cookies put that bacon fat to good use by having it stand in for part of the butter in the recipe. It gives the cookies a more complex flavor.

    They don't taste like bacon, but they do have a delicious, smoky note to them. So, if you need one more reason to make some bacon, these cookies are it!

    Bacon Molasses Cookie Recipe

    Bacon Molasses Cookies

    Soft Bacon Molasses cookie recipe
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Chilling: 4 hours
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 28 cookies
    Calories: 125kcal
    Author: Kate @ I Heart Eating

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup bacon fat at cool room temperature
    • ¼ c . butter at cool room temperature
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar plus extra for rolling the cookies in
    • ¼ c . brown sugar packed
    • ¼ cup molasses not blackstrap
    • 1 large egg
    • ½ teaspoon . vanilla
    • 2 c . all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoons kosher salt
    • 2 teaspoons baking soda
    • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, beat together bacon fat and butter until well-combined.
    • Add sugars and molasses; beat well to combine.
    • Add egg and vanilla; mix until well-combined.
    • Stir in flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves just until incorporated.
    • Cover, and chill for a 4+ hours or overnight.
    • Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
    • Put the ¼ cup sugar in a shallow bowl. Using a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop (medium), roll the dough into balls, drop into the sugar, roll to coat, and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
    • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies are set. Let cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

    Notes

    Nutrition values are estimates. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 186mg | Potassium: 60mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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    Adapted from Epicurious.com

     

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    About Kate

    Kate got her first cookbook when she was five years old, and she hasn't stopped cooking since then! Her delicious recipes have been featured on Food Network, MSN, Better Homes & Gardens, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and more. When she's not cooking or baking, she can be found on her mini farm with her husband and her five kids.

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    Comments

    1. Amanda T

      March 24, 2019 at 10:14 am

      5 stars
      Oh my goodness... These are naughty delicious!

      Reply
      • Kate

        March 25, 2019 at 7:37 am

        Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you liked the cookies! =) Thanks for commenting!

        Reply
    2. Lisa

      November 25, 2016 at 6:27 pm

      Thank you, one of my fondest memories is my grandmother's molasses cookies. They were hard as a rock but they were always there and she kept them hid so her four grandchildren did not eat them all. One year my father put a fly in my grandmother's saved bacon fat. (this was before air conditioning, when you kept windows open) She had a fit because that was the grease she used to make her cookies. As a child it was great to see my daddy get fussed at. Gramma is long gone and so is her recipe, I am looking forward to trying yours and sharing the cookies with my 89 year old father. Lisa

      Reply
      • Kate

        November 26, 2016 at 9:57 am

        I love it! One of the reasons that I like vintage recipes is because of all of the memories that they bring back. Thank you so much for sharing your story! =)

        Reply
    3. Amy

      December 03, 2015 at 6:54 am

      Hey, very creative, I have never seen this before.

      Reply
      • Kate

        December 03, 2015 at 9:40 am

        Thank you! =)

        Reply

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