What does malted milk powder do to cookies?

Malted milk powder has a creamy, toasted, earthy flavor and adding it to baked goods like cookies adds an additional layer of umami. It's particularly good at amplifying chocolate flavors.

What's the difference between malt powder and malted milk powder?

Malt powder is a powder made from grains that can be used to add flavor (non-diastatic malt powder) or convert starch into sugar in breads and pastries, which creates a smoother, higher rise with less yeast (diastatic malt powder). Malted milk powder is malt powder that has had milk solids added to it.

Double Chocolate Malted Cookies

split cookie with chocolate oozing out of the center.

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These double chocolate malted cookies combine the toasted, earthy flavors of malted milk powder with an extra helping of rich dark chocolate.

Author: Claire | The Simple, Sweet Life
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time: 51 minutes
Yield: 15-16 cookies 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup malted milk powder
3/4 cup chocolate chips or chunks

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Instructions

In a bowl, stir together the butter and brown sugar until any lumps of sugar have dissolved.
Stir in the egg and vanilla extract until just combined.
Add the baking cocoa, flour, baking soda, salt and malted milk powder and mix until combined.
Fold in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips or chunks.
Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
Scoop three tablespoon balls of dough and gently roll the tops in the remaining chocolate chips/chunks.
Bake at 350F for 11 minutes or until no longer shiny on top.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet.

Notes

Use a 60% cacao or higher chocolate for a rich, chocolaty flavor.
For best results, refrigerate dough before baking: The longer you refrigerate the dough the more the flavors will mature and marry. With these cookies in particular, letting them refrigerate overnight will lead to the best results.
The importance of leaving cookies on the baking sheet: The goal of taking the cookies out when they’re no longer shiny is to keep them from becoming too browned or drying out. At this point, they’ll be slightly under-cooked, and leaving them on the hot baking sheet allows them to finish cooking through without browning further.
Storage: These cookies can be kept in an air tight container at room temperature for up to a week or frozen (I like to individually wrap mine in plastic wrap) for up to 6 months.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 180
Sugar: 14.4g
Sodium: 142mg
Fat: 9.4g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Carbohydrates: 22.3g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 2.5g
Cholesterol: 30mg

Keywords: double chocolate cookies, malted cookies, chocolate malted cookies

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