Most of the ingredients for the cookies can be found around the house and I promise you anyone who takes a bite of one of these will be asking for more.
We had a big birthday party for my daddy when he turned seventy. He was a pretty humble guy and was embarrassed that so much attention was being focused on him, but he ultimately loved visiting with all of his friends, some he hadn’t seen in a long time. Over two hundred friends and family signed the guest book that night; that’s a testament to the man. I think of him when I make this cake because we served it that night. I miss my daddy, but there are always things to remind me of how much fun we had as a family.
New Yorkers are passionate about many things, but who knew crumb cake was one of them? Crumb cake traveled to America first with the Dutch and later with German immigrants, famous for their baking, sometime around the late 1800s. Its popularity spread among bakeries and home cooks alike.
Twisting the bacon into long breadstick shaped strips makes lots of pockets for the spiced brown sugar to hide and caramelize. Yum! Bacon can also be baked flat if preferred.