Bacon Molasses Cookie Recipe (2024)

Updated on August 19, 2022|By Kate|6 Comments

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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

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

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Adapted from Epicurious.com

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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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