Wild Boar Bacon & Chocolate Chip Cookies

By: Heath Wood

Ingredients:

Cookie Dough

• 1 cup softened salted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 Tablespoon of vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 

Bacon

• 1 lb Package of Gamekeeper Butchery Wild Boar Bacon
• ½ Cup Maple Syrup
• ½ Cup Brown Sugar

Directions:

Cookie Dough

1. Preheat Traeger Grills Iron Wood 885 with Traeger Pecan Flavored Pellets to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl cream together – butter, brown and white sugar, eggs; vanilla.
3. In a medium bowl – Mix all the dry ingredients (except the chocolate chips).
4. Mix the dry mixture into the wet ingredient bowl — until completely combined.
5. Add chocolate chips.

Bacon

1. Brush maple syrup over bacon slices followed by sprinkling slices with brown sugar.
2. Place bacon slices in preheated Traeger (350 degrees) on a perforated cookie sheet.
3. Cook until bacon is crispy.

Wild Boar Bacon & Chocolate Chip Cookies

1. Chop cooked bacon into small pieces.
2. Add to cookie dough – mixing until well combined.
3. Scoop cookie dough mixture onto a greased cookie sheet.
4. Place cookies onto Traeger for 11-13 minutes until cookies are done.