new peanut butter bacon cookies

Ingredients For new peanut butter bacon cookies

• 1 c

  butter, softened -no substitute
• 1/2 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 c

  granulated sugar
• 2 lg

  eggs
• 1/3 c

  creamy peanut butter
• 2 1/4 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 1 Tbsp

  baking powder
• 3/4 c

  peanut brittle, cracked into 1/4 inch pieces-or candy brittle bits
• 1 c

  crispy cooked , finely chopped bacon-more or less
• NOTE:

  1/2 cup of crushed , some whole peanuts may be used in place of the peanut brittle, if desired.