Preparation

• Preheat your oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and add bacon slices. Transfer to the oven to bake for ~15 minutes, or until they've reached your desired crispiness.
• Place bacon on a paper towel lined plate and blot off excess grease. Break each slice of bacon in half.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder & salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, milk, 2 tablespoon of the maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Stir with a spatula until just incorporated. Set aside batter to rest for 10 minutes.
• Preheat griddle to medium heat. Optionally, transfer a small amount of batter to a squeeze bottle to pipe an 'M' for aesthetics.
• Add cookie cutters to the griddle and grease with cooking spray. Pipe an 'M' if desired, then add about 3 tablespoon of batter on top, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup.
• Cover with heat-safe bowl and let cook for ~4 minutes. Flip with a spatula and cook uncovered for 2 more minutes, then remove.
• To prepare sandwiches, whisk egg, salt & pepper. Cook each egg separately for perfect fold, adding to the griddle pan and cooking until mostly set.
• Assemble McGriddles with 2 griddle cakes, the folded egg, cheese & bacon. Drizzle more maple syrup if desired.