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High-Altitude Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet

Cast iron pan with a giant cookie baked inside ice cream on the side.
Photo by Mimi Council

There’s nothing like a big, warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie straight from the oven. I’ve added bacon and sea salt to make this one sweet and salty. Serve it with a few scoops of vanilla bean ice cream for a real treat.  

  

This high-altitude recipe was developed for baking at 8,000 feet, but works equally well, with no adaptations needed, at sea level.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes one 10-​inch cookie skillet

Ingredients

Dough:

½ cup (113 g) salted butter, softened
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons (85 grams) cane sugar
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons (85 grams) packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (255 g) all-​purpose flour or 1¾ cups (269 g) gluten-​free flour blend
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
¾ cup (142 g) semi-​sweet chocolate chips
6 slices applewood smoked bacon, cooked to your liking, chopped

Topping:

1 teaspoon cane sugar
1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 300°F.

    Step 2

    To make the dough: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter, ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons cane sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until combined and no chunks of butter remain. Add the eggs and mix just slightly.

    Step 3

    In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking soda, and ½ teaspoon sea salt and whisk together. Add to the butter mixture and mix on low until a stiff dough forms. Add the chocolate chips and bacon and mix until combined.

    Step 4

    Press the dough into a 10-​inch cast-​iron skillet. Bake for 40 minutes, or until the cookie looks set in the middle.

    Step 5

    To make the topping: In a small dish, add the 1 teaspoon cane sugar and 1 teaspoon sea salt and mix together. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the cookie immediately after coming out of the oven.

    Step 6

    Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 7 days.

Cover of the cookbook featuring a bundt cake with white glaze.
Excerpted from The Mountain Baker: 100 High-Altitude Recipes for Every Occasion. Copyright © 2020 Mimi Council and Kimmy Fasani Benchetler. Reproduced by permission of The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company. All rights reserved. Buy the full book from Norton, Amazon, or Bookshop.

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