1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake potatoes for 1 hour.
2. Next add bacon to oven and cook for 20-25 minutes. Once cooled cut them into small slices.
3. When potatoes are cool, cut tops off. With a spoon, scoop out some of the potato, leaving about 1/4 inch of potato inside the skin.
4. Combine the potatoes into a bowl and use a potato masher to mix remaining potato, sour cream, cheese, ranch, and bacon bits and scoop into the skins.
5. Bake again in oven for 10-15 minutes.

Enjoy!!