Cornflake Bacon Cookies...The Breakfast Cookie

When I told my friends and co-workers about the Cornflake Bacon Cookies I was making, I got a pretty even response.  Half said "Yuck" and the other half said "Ewwww".  It's OK.  These are the same people that turned their noses up at my delicious chocolate bacon bar from Vosges.   Meh!



These cookies are really easy to make. The ingredients are basically what you'd have in the house for breakfast anyway....bacon, eggs, cornflakes. They taste almost like chewy, crispy oatmeal cookies.  The bacon adds a nice subtle saltiness.  When your family asks what that saltiness is, you tell them it's bacon and watch their eyes bug out.  Don't over bake these guys.  I left mine in a few minutes extra because they didn't look golden enough. Bad mistake.  The cookies got chewier and chewier as they cooled.  By day two I had to nuke them in the microwave for a few seconds to soften them up. 

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup raisins
2 cups cornflakes

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Blend thoroughly. Stir in bacon, cornflakes and raisins. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2-in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Store in the refrigerator.



I used Kellogg's Corn Flakes Touch of Honey because I haven't graduated to unsweetened adult cereals yet. These cookies are good but they're definitely not an everyday cookie.  I think my cholesterol level would go through the roof.