Chocolate Pecan Candied Bacon Cookie

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   This is a 3 part recipe.

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   First- Candy the bacon (first 3 ingredients)

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   1. Preheat oven to 375F.

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   2. On a baking sheet with sides, lay out one pound of thick cut bacon. Cover each slice with half of the brown sugar and drizzle with half of the honey.

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   3. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

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   4. Turn bacon over and coat with brown sugar and honey then return to the oven for an additional 10-12 minutes.

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   5. Remove from the oven, let cool partially and then remove from pan and set aside.

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   6. Once cooled, chop into medium size pieces.

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   Second- Chocolate cover the pecans (ingredients 4 and 5):

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    1. Melt chocolate in the microwave (about a minute and a half in 30 second increments stirring between each increment).

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    2. Pour pecans into chocolate and stir well to coat.

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    3. Spread pecans on a pan covered with wax paper or a baking mat and refrigerate until set.

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    4. Remove from refrigerator and break pecan mixture into pieces. Return to refrigerator until ready to use.

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    Third-Make cookie dough (remaining ingredients):

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    1. Cream together butter, shortening, eggs, vanilla and sugars.

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    2. Add salt, baking powder, baking soda and flour.

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    3. Mix well.

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    4. Fold candied bacon and chocolate covered pecans into the cookie dough.

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    5. Scoop about 2 Tablespoons of dough and then roll into balls and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

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    6. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly brown.

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    7. Cool on pan for 3-5 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.