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I love vintage recipes! There’s something amazing about seeing that slice of life from the past.
This Bacon Molasses Cookie recipe isjust such a recipe. This recipe harkens back to a time when everything had a use – including bacon fat.
These cookies put thatbacon 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!
5 from 1 vote
Bacon Molasses Cookies
Author Kate @ I Heart Eating
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Chilling 4 hours hours
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Soft Bacon Molasses cookie recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup bacon fat at cool room temperature
- 1/4 c . butter at cool room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar plus extra for rolling the cookies in
- 1/4 c . brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup molasses not blackstrap
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp . vanilla
- 2 c . all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 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 1/4 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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Created by 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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Amanda T says
Oh my goodness… These are naughty delicious!Reply
Kate says
Thank you so much! I’m so glad that you liked the cookies! =) Thanks for commenting!
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Lisa says
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
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Kate says
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! =)
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Amy says
Hey, very creative, I have never seen this before.
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Kate says
Thank you! =)
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