We’re going back to California tomorrow (or today rather, as I write these posts the night before) for the holidays and we’ll be gone an entire two-and-a-half weeks! There’s still so much to do, so I’m keeping this post short. And then I must return to packing and meeting last-minute work deadlines and cleaning out […]

Bacon Fat Gingersnap Cookies - a smoky and spicy twist on a classic Christmas Cookie - crispy on the outside and chewy on the insides and dipped into sugar before baking for that extra crunch #gingersnaps, #christmascookies

The former New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn is also an accomplished home baker. (Not many of us food writers are also sleek fashion plates, so her kitchen prowess is all the more impressive.) This recipe is based on Swedish ginger cookies, a Scandinavian-American tradition in her hometown, Coshocton, Ohio, but it is also the cookie equivalent of a Chanel suit: updated, modern, but ultimately a familiar take on a classic. The flavors are truly remarkable, with a robust and…

This bacon fat gingersnaps recipe substitutes bacon fat for butter, creating a gingersnap cookie with a smoky salty thing that's sorta inspired.

Bacon seems to be all the rage these days, bacon ice cream, candied bacon, and the altogether funny, big bowl of bacon with a lettuce l...

I first ran across bacon fat gingersnaps in the Christmas cookie collection the New York Times posted for December, 2021. Although I'm not a NYT Cooking subscriber, I did a google and found an...

There is little good in any Christmas cookie except the thought behind it. This may be doubly true for Swedish ginger cookies, a recipe that I have cherished for years, but I often feel it should come with a special warning. The principal ingredient in a batch of Swedish ginger cookies — the one that really does the trick — is 3/4 of a cup of bacon fat. You can never be too certain these days about what people will allow themselves to enjoy. Their ideas about what is good for them may be…

A recipe for Salted Gingersnap Mallomars.

This bacon fat gingersnaps recipe substitutes bacon fat for butter, creating a gingersnap cookie with a smoky salty thing that's sorta inspired.

The original recipe included a teaspoon of salt, but I found that I enjoyed them better when I made a batch without it. The bacon fat has plenty of salt in it; there's no need for the extra. I've also tweaked this recipe with bourbon and black pepper to give you a little more bang for your bacony buck!