Preheat oven to 350. Cover a cookie sheet with foil. Place a baking rack on top and coat with non-stick spray.
Divvy bacon up into 3 equal portions.
Basic Candied Bacon
Put 1/4 cup brown sugar into a bowl. One by one, press bacon strips into sugar, coating on both sides. Place strips on baking rack (not touching, if you can help it).
Brown Sugar & Cracked Black Pepper Bacon
Liberally grind black pepper over both sides of bacon. Coat with sugar, as with Basic Candied Bacon, and lay on rack.
Brown Sugar Bourbon Bacon
Combine 1/4 cup bourbon and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a small pot. Heat over medium high until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until alcohol has burned off and mixture has reduced to a syrup.
Use tongs or a fork to dip bacon slices in the bourbon mix. Lay on baking rack.
Oven Cooked Bacon
Cook all varieties of bacon for 20-30 minutes, rotating pan once or twice. Check frequently to ensue that sugar doesn’t burn. Remove when (or a minute before) your desired level of crispy.