These paleo bacon chocolate chip cookies are a salty sweet treat anyone will love. They’re grain-free, gluten-free and dairy-free so everyone can enjoy!
So part of this whole food blogging gig entails submitting photos to the typical food “porn” sites.
After 2+ years of this, this is what I’ve realized:
1. People aren’t looking for healthy food.
2. People like anything that says “5 ingredients or less” | “dinner in 10 minutes!” | “no bake xyz”.
3. Stuff any kind of candy bar into an already sugar and butter laden concoction and next thing you know, you’ll have 10 million visitors to your site, an image that floats around pinterest for months and probably a cookbook deal in the works.
And those 3 bullets are exactly why we are an obese (which apparently is now a disease) nation.
But I digress….
So you can imagine this little space of mine doesn’t do so well when it comes to the food sites. It can be the best picture I think I’ve ever taken and if it’s sitting next to an over-exposed oreo stuffed cupcake, it doesn’t stand a chance in hell.
It’s annoying, it can be frustrating and make me want to scream “stop being fatties!!” at my computer (and maybe sometimes I do) but I refuse to give in and put crap out there just for the viral-ability of a post.
Which brings us to these paleo chocolate chip cookies.
That recipe is probably my most “viral” post on this site (oh shocker, it’s not a salad!) and I use quotations because in the grand scheme of viral-ness, it’s pathetic.
Probably because they’re practically health food cookies. They’re grain free, dairy free, gluten free (and therefore paleo) and yet they taste like a million bucks.
Don’t believe me? Go read the 150+ comments on those paleo cookies (there’s a bit of drama too over there if you’re into that, gotta love the crazies of the internet).
So what could possibly make those cookies better?
Yep. I did. Imagine the deliciousness and then double it.
Take that, food sites.
These paleo bacon chocolate chip cookies are just like the original recipe except there’s 2 slices of crispy crumbled bacon in them for that classic salty and sweet combination people seemingly go crazy over.
I think it all started with the salted caramel thing and while I like that from time to time, I’ll much rather take the “salty” part from bacon than sea salt any day.
If you watch the video above for the original paleo chocolate chip cookies, this recipe is the exact same ingredients and method. The only difference is adding the crumbled bacon into the dough with the chocolate chips before baking.
Grab a glass of (non-dairy) milk (or make your own like this vanilla coconut oat milk) and enjoy one of these paleo bacon chocolate chip cookies for that salty/sweet fix!
Like These Paleo Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies?
Try another paleo cookie recipe like Paleo Lemon Macaroons, Dark Chocolate Rosemary Raisin Biscotti or Chocolate Dipped Cashew Almond Butter Cookies with Candied Sage.
Paleo Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil, measure after melting
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon almond or coconut milk
- 1/4 cup chopped dark chocolate, I used 85%
- 2-3 tablespoons cooked & crumbled bacon, about 2 slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degree and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
- Combine almond flour, salt & baking soda in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together wet ingredients in a small bowl.
- Add the chocolate and bacon to the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients on top. Mix with a spatula until combined.
- Wet hands and form about 11/2 tablespoons of the dough into balls. Place on the baking sheet and press down slightly.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool. Cookies will be very soft right out of the oven. Give them 3-5 minutes to harden up and then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Sprinkling with sea salt straight out of the oven while still soft is highly recommended!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Amazing! Pinning. That is all.
name 1 food that you would NOT put bacon in…ready, set, go
Oooh. Pretty cookies! And definitely my type of recipe. Love it!
And I think a lot of people like the healthy stuff on FG. Or maybe it’s just when I do GF that they like it. Whole grain? Not so much.
I LOVE THIS POST! And that’s exactly why I never submit photos to FG or anywhere else.
I never get why most love steak in cream sauce versus a bright pink smoothie; having a high calorie snack every now and then is not the problem. I think people make most of the recipes they see on foodie sites almost everyday. I agree with Sarah it takes more time to style a Lara bar then one of those easy fattening recipes. :)
Oh my, your words hold so much truth. It shouldn’t be hilarious, but it is. I feel the same way sister. My photography isn’t all that but the healthy stuff never does well and it’s like WTF? I mean, it takes A LOT more work and creativity to make something healthy that actually tastes good than it does all of the white flour, butter, sugar laden food that does so well on those sites. Don’t even get me started.
I get really frustrated by the over the top bad for you recipes that get hundreds of thousands of shares too. It really is not surprising about the state of Americans’ health these days.
Amen. I could write a novel on my thoughts about this. Glad there are others who feel the same ;)
This sounds absolutely delicious and a must try! Love chocolate chips as well as bacon.
When I saw these, I thought for sure it’d be The Urban Poser’s recipe! Ie, this one: https://urbanposer.blogspot.com/2012/08/pudgy-bacon-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
I have observed the same things that you have in regards to those sites. My less healthy recipes are typically the most popular. I think it’s important that we stand by our guns! These look so great and I love the bacon!