Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Laura

I'm crazy about chocolate chip cookies and I'm always looking for a new recipe to top my favorites. Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond has crafted a wonderful recipe that features an ingredient I never considered in a cookie...Malted Milk! The malted milk added a lovely chewy texture and the equal parts brown and granulated sugar gave the cookie a rich golden color to this buttery thin cookie. This recipe will definitely be made again...possibly tomorrow! ha!

Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup golden brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (rounded) malted milk powder
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
• One 12-ounce bag milk chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 330 degrees F. (Laura's note: the original recipe calls for 375 degrees F- I found the lower temp worked better for me!)

Cream the butter, then add both sugars and cream until fluffy. Add the eggs and beat slightly, then add the vanilla and beat until combined. Add the malted milk powder and beat until combined.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the butter mixture, beating gently until just combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir in gently.

Drop by teaspoonfuls (or use a cookie scoop) on an ungreased baking sheet, leaving plenty of space between the cookies (they spread out quite a bit). Bake for 9 to 11 minutes.(Laura's Note: Don't forget to turn the cookie sheet half-way through the baking time. Also in my oven 9 minutes was too long and burned the bottoms of the first batch.) The cookies will be very flat and very chewy. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan with a spatula.

Optional: Allow to cool completely, then use 2 cookies to make an ice cream sandwich. Add sprinkles to the sides of the ice cream, then wrap individually in plastic wrap. 

Happy baking while the cool weather is still here!