Paleo Diet – Maple Bacon Chocolate Cookies

• Preheat oven to bake at 350° F.
• Toss bacon in ¼ cup maple syrup inside a medium-sized mixing bowl.
• Lay bacon on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove bacon from the oven.
  • Set aside to cool.
• Crumble the candied bacon to prepare cookie batter.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
• Beat eggs in a small mixing bowl with 1/2 cup maple syrup and vanilla extract using a hand mixer.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
  • Beat with a hand mixer.
  • Add melted coconut oil into batter,
  • Blend until combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips and candied bacon.
• Drop tbsp sized balls of dough on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake cookies for 15 minutes at 375° F.
• Allow it to cool and serve.
• Store in an airtight contianers

Trivia

The melting point of cocoa butter is slightly less than the average human body temperature; that’s why chocolate melts in your mouth.