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April 13, 2018

Bacon Chocolate Chunk Deep Dish Skillet Cookie (Paleo, AIP, Gluten Free)

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This Bacon Chocolate Chunk Deep Dish Skillet Cookie is the number one indulgence I would indulge in if I could choose any dang food in the world to celebrate with. The cookie itself is Paleo, AIP, and gluten free and is seriously the most balanced dessert I can imagine. It’s salty from the bacon, creamy from the chocolate chips, and sweet from the cookie. Plus, it takes on the form of a bar, a pizza, and a cookie all at the same time – what’s not to love about that?

This Bacon Chocolate Chunk Deep Dish Skillet Cookie recipe is the number one indulgence I would indulge in if I could choose any dang food in the world to celebrate with. The cookie is #Paleo, #AIP, and #glutenfree. Plus, it's the most balanced dessert I can imagine - salty, sweet, creamy, and crispy. Get the recipe at Grass Fed Salsa.com

This Bacon Chocolate Chunk Deep Dish Skillet Cookie recipe is the number one indulgence I would indulge in if I could choose any dang food in the world to celebrate with. The cookie is #Paleo, #AIP, and #glutenfree. Plus, it's the most balanced dessert I can imagine - salty, sweet, creamy, and crispy. Get the recipe at Grass Fed Salsa.com

You might be wondering what I’m celebrating…

Well hot damn, hallelujah, Grass Fed Salsa turns four this week!

This site started as a tumblr where I shared quotes from my then boyfriend, now husband, and then blossomed into a nutrition and recipe website that well over 600,000 people have visited (we’re on track to hit 1,000,000 very soon!). I like to think each and every one of them (you!) found a recipe to share with their family, valuable health advice, and a relatable person talking to them from the other side of the screen.

But enough about Grass Fed’s birthday, let’s get back to this skillet cookie!

This Bacon Chocolate Chunk Deep Dish Skillet Cookie recipe is the number one indulgence I would indulge in if I could choose any dang food in the world to celebrate with. The cookie is #Paleo, #AIP, and #glutenfree. Plus, it's the most balanced dessert I can imagine - salty, sweet, creamy, and crispy. Get the recipe at Grass Fed Salsa.com

This cookie is the perfect balance: crispy around the edges and soft in the center. It’s salty from the bacon and sweet from the chocolate chunks. It truly is the perfect combo of savory sweet I’ve ever indulged in!

As a quick disclaimer: this dessert is not your average AIP or Paleo dessert.

This Skillet Cookie:

  • has maple syrup.
  • has coconut sugar.
  • has starchy flours.

Yet I’m unapologetic about calling this skillet cookie AIP and Paleo when it contains all of that, because barring extreme circumstances, an occasional indulgence in a higher sugar and carb treat will not wreck you. 

Should you make this skillet cookie once a week if you’re following a healing protocol? Definitely not. But having compliant recipes on hand to enjoy for the occasional celebration (like the day your blog baby turns 4 years old!) is so important in keeping you from feeling deprived and prevent you from becoming resentful of your healing protocol.

The moral being: indulging is important.

This Bacon Chocolate Chunk Deep Dish Skillet Cookie recipe is the number one indulgence I would indulge in if I could choose any dang food in the world to celebrate with. The cookie is #Paleo, #AIP, and #glutenfree. Plus, it's the most balanced dessert I can imagine - salty, sweet, creamy, and crispy. Get the recipe at Grass Fed Salsa.com

About this Bacon Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookie…

This fluffy, salty sweet Bacon Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookie is soft and chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside, just as all good cookies should be.

The palm shortening in the skillet cookie gives it the height and fluffy texture, and keeps it crispy for days.

Don’t omit the gelatin in this recipe – it’s key! In addition to the beneficial vitamins, amino acids, and minerals the gelatin adds to this recipe, it also acts as a replacement for gluten. Gelatin, like gluten, acts as a glue to give the skillet cookie stability.

Now, onto the recipe!

This Bacon Chocolate Chunk Deep Dish Skillet Cookie recipe is the number one indulgence I would indulge in if I could choose any dang food in the world to celebrate with. The cookie is #Paleo, #AIP, and #glutenfree. Plus, it's the most balanced dessert I can imagine - salty, sweet, creamy, and crispy. Get the recipe at Grass Fed Salsa.com

Bacon Chocolate Chip Deep Dish Skillet Cookie

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Yields one 8" skillet cookie

This Bacon Chocolate Chip Deep Dish Skillet Cookie recipe is the number one indulgence I would indulge in if I could choose any dang food in the world to celebrate with. This skillet cookie is Paleo, AIP, and gluten free. Plus, it's the most balanced dessert I can imagine - salty, sweet, creamy, and crispy.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup palm shortening (see note #1, can be substituted for coconut oil, but the texture will be different)
  • 3 Tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 3 Tbsp coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla
  • 2/3 cup arrowroot starch (can be substituted for tapioca starch)
  • 1/3 cup coconut flour (see note #2 for substitution advice)
  • 1 Tbsp grass fed gelatin
  • 1 tsp baking soda (aluminum free)
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 4 slices cooked bacon (chopped)
  • 1/3-1/2 cup chocolate chunks (replace with these carob chips for AIP)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a large sized bowl, cream shortening (see note #1 for measuring), syrup, sugar, and vanilla. Set aside.
  3. In a medium sized bowl, whisk flours,, gelatin, baking soda, cream of tartar, and sea salt until combined.
  4. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet and mix well to combine. Stir in bacon and chocolate chunks.
  5. Press into an 8" cast iron skillet that is greased with shortening and sprinkle with coarse sea salt (optional).
  6. For a gooey center, bake for 12-14 minutes. For a cookie that is completely baked through and can be cut into bars, bake for 15-17 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before eating. Don't try to cut the cookies until they're completely cool or they'll crumble.

Recipe Notes

  1. When measuring palm shortening with a standard measuring cup, it's easy to not get the full amount as the shortening tends to get air pockets in the measuring cup. This means the final recipe can have wildly varying results, based on the amount of palm shortening actually used. For this reason, I recommend using a tablespoon to measure the shortening out (1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp), or melting the shortening to make sure the measurement is accurate.
  2. Coconut flour is highly absorbent, so if you want to replace with tigernut flour, reduce maple syrup to 2 tbsp and reduce palm shortening to 1/3 cup.
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Anne Marie Garland is a Certified Health Coach & Nutritional Therapist with a focus on incorporating the wisdom and functionality of ancestral diets into modern day nutrition. As founder of Grass Fed Salsa, a health coaching business and blog catered to clients looking to lose weight as well as to manage autoimmune conditions, Anne Marie’s passion for food, balance, & wellness drives her on her quest to help her clients achieve their health and fitness goals.

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