Dessert: Oatmeal Bacon Cookies

The ultimate breakfast cookie with eggs, bacon, oatmeal and cinnamon sugar.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Oatmeal Bacon Cookies

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 cup butter, salted
3 tsps ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 oz real bacon bits
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsps maple syrup
3 cups rolled oats, quick cooking
1 cup all purpose flour

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

2. In a saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and mix in both types of sugar and egg. Then stir in maple syrup and vanilla.

3. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and cinnamon.

4. Add liquid mixture to flour mixture and mix well. Finally, stir in rolled oats and bacon bits. Dough will be thick.

5. Refrigerate the dough for 10-15 minutes before scooping.

6. Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough on to a non-stick baking sheet about 2" apart.

7. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

8. Remove from oven and let sit for a minute or two on baking sheet to firm up. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely before storing in an airtight container.