# Bacon grease cookies

- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 oz rendered bacon fat
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 6 oz semisweet or dark chocolate, chopped
- flaky salt (optional)

## Instructions

1. Combine the cooled but still liquid bacon fat with the brown sugar and granulated sugar.
2. Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.
3. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and kosher salt until incorporated.
4. Fold in the chopped chocolate.

## Tips

- Ensure the bacon fat is cooled but still in a liquid state before adding to the sugar.
- Reduce the kosher salt to 1/4 tsp if your bacon fat is quite salty.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd8HA0qC2Bi/?stkn=anllbjdpMTRvam1y
- Creator: Jose Xiloj
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/72737899-0941-4e4d-a537-e00717ade08e
- Extracted: 2026-10-04

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