Spicy Cookie Stuffed Dates

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. But bacon in half.
3. Precook bacon for 2 minutes and remove and reserve bacon at room temperature.
4. Slice the top of the date long way and lightly pop the date open.
5. Stuff ¼ of the cookie puck into the date.
6. Wrap the bacon around the date long way so that each end is well covered and no cookie dough can leak out.
7. Cook stuffed dates for 6-7 minutes, remove from oven and serve.
8. Garnish with an extra cookie that is cooked off and crumbled.

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