Bacon Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies With Maple Glaze Recipe

Place the bacon in a large deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. When cool chop the bacon and set aside.

Beat the butter white sugar and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until fluffy with an electric mixer on medium speed then mix in egg and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Whisk the flour baking soda salt and cinnamon together in a bowl and stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Gradually stir in the oats and bacon about 1/3 cup of oats at a time and cover the dough. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Thoroughly grease baking sheets.

Scoop about 1/3 cup of dough per cookie roll into balls and place the balls at least 3 inches apart on the greased baking sheets. Use a fork dipped in water to flatten the balls slightly.

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are golden brown with slightly browner edges 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheets 3 to 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on racks.

To make glaze whisk confectioners' sugar water and maple syrup together in a bowl until smooth. Let the glaze stand about 5 minutes to slightly thicken; drizzle onto the tops of the cookies. Allow glazed cookies to stand about 20 minutes to set up before storing.