Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 F

Step 2

Mix all dry ingredients together in a medium size mixing bowl

Step 3

Melt the stick of butter in a small skillet until it’s brown in color; you know you’re getting close to done when you start seeing foam form on top of the butter- I advise to take the butter on and off the heat, the browning process kind of sneaks up on you. When you smell a strong roasty, nutty aroma and you can see a light caramel color in the butter when you stir it, you have brown butter! Set aside and allow to cool for about 15 minutes.

Step 4

Mix all wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl

Step 5

When the brown butter is no longer super hot to the touch, stir it into the wet ingredients mixture.

Step 6

Combine the dry mix with the wet mix- mix until a dough forms.

Step 7

scoop the dough on to an un-greased sheet pan, press down on the dough to flatten just a little bit (or more if you don’t like thick cookies), and bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Allow to fully cook before spreading the frosting on top.

Step 1

Soften the butter in a microwave for about 10 seconds, or allow to sit out on your counter for at least an hour / until it’s soft.

Step 2

Mix all ingredients together, and spread on to the cookies when they have fully cooled. Store extra in the fridge.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 F

Step 2

Place the bacon strips on to a sheet pan. Mix the brown sugar and pepper together, and sprinkle on to both sides of the bacon.

Step 3

Bake in the oven until crispy- for about 15 minutes- and place in a storage container lined with paper towel.

Step 4

Break into smaller pieces, and add as a garnish for the cookies.