Bacon lovers rejoice! Maple Bacon Cookies bring your favorite breakfast combo into an easy to make dessert. Chewy chocolate chip cookies loaded with bacon bits and maple flavor.
For another dessert recipe with bacon, try these Maple Bacon Blondies, which are easy and delicious. Looking for something more traditional? This Gouda Bacon Macaroni and Cheese will hit the spot!
Why You’ll Love These Maple Bacon Cookies
Sometimes combining sweet and salty just has to be done. In these maple bacon cookies, the salty component comes in the form of BACON!
Here’s why you’re going to love ‘em:
- By folding cooked bacon into your cookie dough, you get a dessert that has to be tasted to be understood. Sweet, salty and a just a little smoky, these are perfect for people who like their cookies a little bit on the “unusual” side.
- Because I believe in adding to chocolate to anything and everything, I decided to fold mini chocolate morsels into my cookies, too. I have no regrets and neither will you!
- These are also just delicious cookies in their own right, with a nice soft, chewy texture. And they’re easy too!
Love sweet and salty? Add our salted caramel brownies and salted nut roll to your baking list asap!
Important Ingredient Notes
- Unsalted butter – Most baking recipes call for unsalted butter, but it’s even more important in this maple bacon cookie recipe since bacon tends to be salty on its own. Use our guide on how to soften butter quickly.
- Light brown sugar – Light brown sugar has a milder flavor than dark brown.
- Maple extract – Why extract instead of syrup? Because it gives you a pronounced maple flavor without adding excess liquid to the cookie dough. Maple flavoring will also work!
- Semi-sweet morsels – Or chopped dark chocolate.
- Thick bacon slices – For that nice chewy-crispy texture.
How to Make Maple Bacon Cookies
Cook the Bacon:
- Lay the slices of bacon on a small baking sheet lined with foil.
- Top with 1/3 cup brown sugar.
- Bake in a 400º oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the pan and cool on piece of foil.
- Cut into small pieces when cooled.
Make the Cookie Dough:
- In mixer, beat the butter with the brown sugar for 4 minutes.
- Add the salt, eggs, and maple extract.
- Slowly add the flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Fold in the bacon and chocolate chips.
Bake the Maple Bacon Cookies:
- Scoop large tablespoons of dough onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a 375ºF oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Allow to cool on the pan 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! If you leave the bacon raw, the cookies will be greasy and there’s a chance the bacon won’t cook through.
If crisp cookies are your favorite, you can bake these maple bacon cookies a little bit longer or melt the butter for the dough instead of softening it.
Yes, you can pan fry the bacon if you prefer. In that case, I’d start with a bacon that’s already sweet (like maple or brown sugar bacon) and skip adding the 1/3 cup of brown sugar.
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Maple Bacon Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons maple extract
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet morsels
- 4 thick slices bacon cooked (see note below)
Instructions
- NOTE: Before starting, cook bacon. Lay 4 thick slices of bacon on a small baking sheet lined with foil. Top with 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on piece of foil. Cut into small pieces when cooled and set aside for cookies.
- In mixer, beat butter with brown sugar for 4 minutes. Add salt, eggs and maple extract. Slowly add in flour, baking soda and baking powder. Fold in bacon and chocolate chips.
- Scoop by large tablespoons onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. Allow to sit on pan 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!
Notes
- Be sure to soften the butter. This allows it to mix evenly into the dough.
- For even more maple flavor, you can use maple bacon instead of regular here. If you do that, you won’t need to add any brown sugar on top before baking.
- The chocolate chips are optional. Feel free to leave them out if you’re not in the mood for chocolate (unfathomable to me).
- Store these cookies in an airtight container and enjoy within 3 -4 days.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
Nutrition
Maple Bacon Cookies with chocolate chips are the ultimate cookie for bacon lovers! A little sweet, a little salty and a whole lot irresistible, these cookies are just the treat to shake up your baking routine.
Bacon makes everything better. It should totally appear in more desserts. These cookies look so yummy and sound like the perfect balance of salty and sweet!
I tried the Maple Bacon cookie at Schmackary’s in Hell’s Kitchen in NYC and fell in love, so I’m gonna try this recipe out! There weren’t any chocolate chips in Schmackary’s, so I think I’ll exclude those…hopefully they’ll still be as great as they look. Maybe butterscotch chips would be tasty…?
I’m sure they will be just perfect. Although I’ve never had one from Schmackary’s, not sure if it will be the same at all! Still delicious!
OK- I’ve been intrigued by the bacon in my baked goods trend, and these look awesome! Must try!
super creative & fantastic recipe – who doesn’t love the sweet & salty combo!?
xo
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These look so good! And since they have maple and bacon I can eat them for breakfast right? 😉
These look Seriously ah-mazing!!!!
They tasted seriously ah-mazing too!
These look amazingly delicious! Have a great weekend 🙂
Yum! I am sure my kids would love this!
Marcy
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All of my favorite breakfast tastes into one cookie? I’m in love. Maple and bacon are a match made in heaven!! I could go for one of these cookies after I polish off a nutella stuffed muffin! What a pair that would be!!
I am in love with anything that is bacon…tastes really perfect with a hint of maple syrup. Let’s get it on for a delightful breakfast. Thanks for sharing!
Um, YES. Please. Now. You’ll send some my way? Thanks 🙂
I actually just did an awesome maple bacon recipe. But the pics look SO autumn-y that I’m waiting to post. AWESOME flavor combo. Donuts are the BEST!
I don’t eat much bacon because it always has so much fat and grease, but I actually like the flavor. These are piquing my interest big time though. I think I’m gonna make them! My man will be quite pleased, I’m sure. I wonder how a maple bacon cupcake would be??
I think it would be awesome.
Oh my is right! This is a tasty combination!!!! I wish I could have those donuts with my coffee tomorrow, do you deliver?
No, but I take visitors 🙂
I am pretty sure my husband would go crazy over these cookies. He LOVES bacon, or as he calls it the fifth food group. Thanks for the recipe!
I just about had a heart attack when I saw this. SO AMAZING!!
haha! Thanks!
I LOVE the bacon/maple combo. I will definitely be trying these cookies. Thanks for such a great recipe!
I LOVE BACON AND MAPLE. It’s so awesome. I had a bacon maple doughnut in Oregon one time and oh my goodness it was a total party in my mouth. I love these cookies!
THANK YOU! The doughnuts were the first I’ve tried too. Now I want to make bacon maple buttercream and put it on a cupcake. Oh, yum!
Alright, I’m intrigued!! Usually the idea is something I can’t completely get behind, but these look perfect.
Thanks Hayley!! MUST try!
I am with Jocelyn on the bacon in sweets thing. But! Something tells me my Hubby will actually like these! I need to try them!
Don’t you get on Jocelyn’s wagon here! Make some for hubby and give them a try. SO SO good!
hahahaha! I’m going to take your word on how good these cookies are:-) I just can’t seem to get on board that bacon train…unless it is 100* out and the bacon is in a sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and mayo. I know, it’s strange that I can eat it that way and no other way!!! But for the record, I think your cookies look pretty tasty!!!
What? You don’t even LOVE bacon on it’s own? I do love a BLT too!!!
Nope I have no love for the greasy stuff:-) But give me a BLT and I will go to town!!!!