Malt Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve seen so many whopper cookie recipes but I didn’t want the whoppers to be chopped up into or on top of the cookie, so I decided to add whoppers after baking. Whoppers were my dad’s favorite candy treat and I hope you will enjoy these malt chocolate chip cookies too!

Malt Chocolate Chip Cookies

*1/2 cup Butter Flavored Shortening
*1/2 cup Butter, room temperature
*1/2 cup White Sugar
*1 cup Brown Sugar
*3 Eggs, room temperature
*2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
*2 3/4 cups All-purpose Flour, plus 3 tablespoons (Humidity in the air can make dough sticky adjust as needed.)
*1/4 cup Malt Powder, like Carnations
*2 teaspoons Corn Starch
*1 teaspoon Baking Soda

*1 teaspoon Baking Powder
*1 teaspoon Salt
*1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips (my favorite) or Dark Chocolate Chips or Milk Chocolate Chips, Guittard

Note: I like to hand mix this recipe with wooden spoon in a medium glass bowl.

1. Cream together in a bowl; Shortening, butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla.
2. Add eggs one at a time ,stirring until ingredients are combined.
3. Whisk together in a separate bowl the dry ingredients.

4. Add a cup at a time of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Add more flour if needed, cookie dough should be slightly sticky. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1-2 hours or overnight for best results.
5. Using a cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons per cookie dough ball), scoop 12 scoop balls onto 1/2 Silpat covered baking sheet, or cooking sprayed or parchment paper would work as well. Do not press done cookie dough balls. (Top with 3 chocolate chips on each cookie dough ball for placing and securing malt balls after baking.) keep dough cold between each batch until ready to bake.
6. In a pre-heated oven on 350*F. bake the cookies about 8-10 minutes or when the edges barely begin to turn a light golden color, being careful not to over bake. (Use cooled baking sheet for each batch of cookies.)

Tip: For best results on baking any cooked or baked goods in the oven, make sure your oven is baking at the correct temperature. Use an oven thermometer to test your ovens temperature and adjust your oven temperature as needed according to oven thermometers reading.