Sausage Bacon Bites

Make at night & bake the next morning

3/4 lb. sliced bacon

2 8-oz. pkgs. brown-and-serve sausage links

1/2 c. + 2 tbs. packed brown sugar, divided

Cut each bacon slice in half widthwise; cut sausage links in half. Wrap a piece of bacon around each piece of sausage. Place 1/2 c. brown sugar in a shallow bowl and roll sausages in sugar. Secure each with a toothpick.

Place sausages on a foil-lined baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

Sprinkle with 1 tbs. brown sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until bacon is crisp, turning once. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar.

3 1/2 dozen