Grilled Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies
 
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Salty + sweet + smoky + soft + chocolate chip cookies! If you don't have a Big Green Egg or smoker, just bake these at the same temp on an a baking sheet in the oven! You could try adding ½ teaspoon (or more) of liquid smoke to the batter when you add the vanilla extract.
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Serves: 3 dozen
Ingredients
  • 3-6 wood chips (try apple, cherry, mesquite, or hickory wood)
  • 12 oz raw bacon, diced
  • ¾ cup brown sugar (not packed)
  • ¾ granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2¼ plus ⅛ cups all purpose flour
  • 3.4 oz package Jello Instant Pudding mix, cheesecake flavor
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 12 oz bag semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Soak 3-6 wood chips for a couple hours. (Use more for a more intense smoke flavor.)
  2. Heat your Big Green Egg (or oven) to 350 F.
  3. To a cold sauté pan, add the diced bacon then turn heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally until some of the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy (it took me about 15 minutes). Transfer to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl combine both sugars. In a large bowl combine flour, pudding mix, and baking powder and mix well. Set both aside.
  5. To a large mixing bowl, add the butter and both sugars. Using a hand or standing mixer, cream both together until sugar is dissolved and mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time until fully incorporated. Add vanilla and combine.
  6. With the mixer on low, add the flour a little at a time, just until fully incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips and bacon.
  7. Using a spoon, drop about 2-3 tablespoons of dough per cookie onto a baking sheet.
  8. Add two wood chips at a time to the hot coals just before you bake the cookies. (Replace the chips as the smoke dies down.) Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes until the edges are just lightly browned, careful not to over-bake or they won't be as chewy! (When using the egg, just place the cookie sheet right on the grates.)
Recipe by Laughter and Lemonade at https://www.laughterandlemonade.com/grilled-bacon-chocolate-chip-cookies/