Malted Milk Cookies
 
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These cookies are wonderfully flavorful, with a firm, chewy texture thanks to the crushed, malted milk balls, hint of chocolate and double vanilla kick.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 2½ dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 c softened butter, no substitutes
  • ⅓ c sugar
  • ¾ c brown sugar, packed
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2¼ c flour
  • 2 Tbsp instant chocolate drink mix
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 c malted milk balls, crushed into peanut sized pieces
Instructions
  1. Beat butter and sugars until light and creamy.
  2. Stir in egg and vanilla.
  3. Mix together flour, chocolate drink mix, baking soda and salt.
  4. Add ⅓ of the flour mixture at a time to the batter, stirring well after each time.
  5. Add the crushed, malted milk balls, stir well.
  6. Drop by tablespoon fulls onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, shape using an ice cream scoop.
  7. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 min. or until set, when edges.of cookies start to flatten or deflate.
  8. For chewy cookies, take them out as soon as a couple of the edges start to deflate.
  9. For crisp, wait a couple more minutes until they start to deflate in general.
  10. Take them out of the oven; slide the parchment paper with cookies off from the cookie sheet onto the counter top to cool.
Recipe by The Country Basket at https://thecountrybasket.com/malted-milk-cookies-family-favorite-recipe/