Double Malt Cookie Recipe
I was never that into Whoppers until last Halloween when I snagged some from my daughter’s stash. And ever since then, I cannot get enough of them. I think it’s because they’re different than other candy. They’re crispy and crunchy, yet ultimately they just melt in your mouth. And no other candy has that very unique malted milk flavor. As a kid, I wasn’t really a fan of the malted taste, but apparently my tastes have changed because I love it now.
For the cookies, I used both malted milk powder and Whoppers for a double hit of malt. The cookies aren’t overly malty tasting and although it’s subtle, it sets them apart from the average cookie recipe. The recipe is loosely adapted from my M&M’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. I cut back on the flour a bit, and instead added 1/2 cup malted milk powder and also increased the vanilla pudding mix to 1/2 cup. Between the malted milk and the vanilla pudding, they’re the creamiest cookies I’ve ever made. The raw dough is amazingly awesome and I was tempted to just eat the dough because it’s so rich, creamy, and wonderful. I’m glad I did bake the cookies because the Whoppers turn extra crunchy (but not in a tooth-breaking way) and create a fabulous texture dichotomy. The buttery soft, tender, creamy cookie dough that’s studded with big chunks of crispy Whoppers is so addictively good.
I added enough semi-sweet chocolate chips to balance the milk chocolate from the Whoppers. Two kinds of chocolate are always better than one. The cookies are very soft, but also very chewy. If you like chewy cookies that you can really sink your teeth into, combined with all that crispy texture from the Whoppers, you’ll love these. Normally I have one or two of the things I make and re-home the rest since I bake something 6 days a week, but I hoarded these. I loved them.
What’s in the Malted Milk Cookies?
To make this malted milk dessert recipe, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Light brown sugar Granulated sugar Egg Vanilla extract All-purpose flour Malted milk powder Instant vanilla pudding mix Baking soda Salt Whoppers Semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make Malted Milk Cookies
This recipe is very similar to your average chocolate chip cookies. Cream together the wet ingredients, then add the dry. Gently fold in the Whoppers and chocolate chips. After scooping the dough, you must chill it before baking. The cookies are already prone to spreading since there’s not a high ratio of flour to wet ingredients. The pudding mix and malted milk powder are dry ingredients, but don’t behave like flour does to prevent spreading, and baking with warm dough will cause the cookies to spread and bake way too thin and flat.
Can I Substitute Maltesers?
I believe Maltesers are the European / UK equivalent to Whoppers, so you should be fine to use them in this recipe.
Can the Pudding Mix Be Substituted?
If you don’t have instant vanilla pudding mix on hand, you can try replacing it with 2 teaspoons cornstarch.
Tips for Making Malt Cookies
Matled milk powder is typically sold near sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, hot chocolate mix, and pancake syrup in most any grocery stores. I bought the 12-ounce ‘carton’ size of Whoppers that’s sold in the candy aisle, and only used about half for the cookies. The rest you get to eat. If you don’t have pudding mix, malted milk powder, or Whoppers available, this unfortunately isn’t the recipe for you. There’s no way to substitute for these ingredients, but I have dozens of other cookie recipes instead.
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