Recipe of the Day - Cookie Edition!

Hello all!
Welcome to Recipe of the Day - Cookie Edition! I will still be posting another recipe of the day but I wanted to post this cookie recipe because it looks so yummy! Hope you enjoy!

Elvis Cookies
Prep: 20 Minutes
Total: 40 Minutes
Makes: About 50 Cookies

Ingredients: 
- Cooking Spray
- 3 Cups Sugar
- 2 Sticks (1 Cup) Butter; Softened
- 1 Cup Peanut Butter (Crunchy or Smooth; your call)
- 2 Tablespoons Molasses
- 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- Big Pinch of Baking Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 3 Very Ripe Bananas
- 2 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/4 Cups Chocolate Chips
- 5 Ounces Pretzels, Smashed (About 3/4 cup Pretzel Crumbs)
- 10 Bacon Strips; Cooked Crisp and Chopped Fine

Instructions: 
1. Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a baking sheet or sheets with cooking spray.

2. In a big bowl, mix the sugar, butter, peanut butter, molasses, vanilla, baking powder and salt until it's all one color. Add the bananas and smash them up real good in there.

3. Add the flour and gently mix until incorporated, with no lumps

4. Fold in the chocolate chips, pretzel pieces and bacon

5. Using two spoons, form balls about the size of a large walnut and drop them on the prepared baking sheet(s) at least 2 inches apart. Place the sheets in the fridge to chill for 10 minutes.

6. Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden on the outside and super gooey in the middle. Let them cool on a wire rack off the baking sheet.

Enjoy!