This is like a vanilla
malted milkshake in cookie form with a delectable drizzle of
chocolate over the top.
Malted Milk
Chocolate Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter,
softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup malted milk powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1(6-ounce) package millk chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream butter and sugar
with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Add malted milk powder
and salt until well combined. Stir in flour until thoroughly
combined; dough will be stiff. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Pinch off pieces of dough
and roll into 1-inch balls. Place on cookie sheets and bake 8
to 10 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes before transferring to
wire racks to cool completely.
- Place chocolate in a microwave-safe
bowl and cook until just melted; stir after every 20 seconds.
Transfer melted chocolate to a small resealable plastic bag and
cut off a piece of the corner. Drizzle decoratively over cookies.
Let sit on wax paper until chocolate hardens. Refrigerate if
kitchen is warm.
- Store wrapped in foil
in a cool place.
Makes 36 cookies.