So, you know, I’m working on this little book.
And I need things to photograph.
So I stuffed a vanilla malt into a chocolate chip cookie and poured myself a glass of milk.
Suddenly I found myself elbow deep in this buttery, crumbly, malt-y, weird looking but seriously wonderful dough. And then I ate a few dozen half-baked malt cookies. Hmm? Book? Oh yeah, that.
But seriously.
Just to clarify a few things, the recipe calls for one cup of Crisco. No substitutions.
There are two types of chocolate chips. Not optional.
And don’t get out your whole wheat flour, okay? I’m sorry, but come on. Just don’t do it. Not this time.
One more thing. This is vanilla malt flavor inside a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie, and for that reason it’s not the kind of recipe you want to mess around with.
This is, however, the kind of recipe you want to stash away in the vegetable drawer for a munchie sort of Wednesday night. So get your Crisco and go. Three two one go. Do it now, five four three two, four three two one. Go. Now.
| Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies |
- 1 cup butter flavored Crisco
- 1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup malted milk powder
- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- In a mixing bowl, combine first 5 ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes. Add egg.
- Combine flour, soda, and salt. Gradually add this to the creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in chocolate chunks and chips.
- Shape into 2 inch balls and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 8-12 minutes. Middle should be slightly underdone and still puffy when you remove them from the oven.
It was all for the book, though. Really.
I'm a teacher, pug lover, and dessert enthusiast. When not in the classroom, I'm in the kitchen. And when not in the kitchen, I'm in a food coma. Juuust kidding. Pinch of Yum is a place where I share pictures and recipes of my favorite foods. Enjoy! -Lindsay
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Can I write a book with you? I’ll just do the cookie-making/eating part, you do the writing. Really, it’s ok. I’ll make the sacrifice. And I’m thinking that in this “eat more veggies in the New Year” craze, I’m going to say Crisco is a veggie. Yeah, that’s right. It’s vegetable fat. I’m going to get my spoon.
Ha! I just re-read that (I came back looking for your orange glazed muffin recipe – on the menu for this weekend), I realized I said I would “make”, you would write – actually, what I meant was, you can make/write/photograph, I’ll eat.
you know what’s random…NEVER in my adult life have i bought Crisco, ever.
Until 2 days ago.
I keep seeing recipes that call for it with…cookies. Add yours to the list. I will be trying it now!
I don’t use Crisco a whole lot when baking, but after having these cookies… it’s worth keeping some on hand!
I LOVE malted anything… awesomeness!
I do too, as of 3 days ago.
These look so chewy and delicious!
Those cookies are SO FAT and I am SO in LOVE with that!
MMhm! Pillowy and puffy.
These look kind of like pillow cookies. Have you seen those before? Like chocolate chip cookies with a brownie inside – that kind of pillow cookie. Yeah, you should make those too!
Thanks for that no-substitutions-comment. You’re absolutely right:) Loving these cookies!
i don’t like malted milk balls, but milk powder? for these cookies? i could give it a whirl.
Mmm I finally found a bottle of malted milk powder but have yet to use it, these cookies sound divine!
I can’t say I’ve ever bought Crisco but these may change that. A fat gooey cookie turns me on. haha, yes I did just say that.
These cookies have haunted me since you posted the pic on facebook!! They look so soft and chocolaty! LOVE!
Sorry to tease you. I just HAD to post that picture as soon as I saw it!
Oh yes please, these look amazing! I just wish I had all the ingredients in the house right now
These look like they belong in a bakery! Picture perfect!
Thanks Lauren!
Wow, these look super tasty!
I love using malt powder! Why have I never thought of putting it in chocolate chip cookies?!! They look delish. Can’t wait to try them!
I know – someone recently introduced me to dumping spoonfuls of malt powder over ice cream (but not blending). So so good!
That big bowl of chocolate chunk filled cookie dough is killing me! I’ll take that and a spoon!
I haven’t used Crisco in forever! I guess I could make an exception for cookies that look this perfect!
How about throwing in a few of these into my birthday present as well?! They look awesome!
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I’ll just have to tell Bjork not to eat all the dough first.
Oh. My. Goodness. Those cookies look beyond delicious. But where can I find Crisco in the UK??? Are you really sure about the no substitutes?
I was totally joking about the no substitutions – I just didn’t want people to go trying to make them healthy or anything.
Do you have something comparable to vegetable shortening? Crisco is just shortening. For this recipe I used a butter flavored kind, and that might be harder to find, but you could try it with regular shortening or just butter!
Thanks for the tip – will try them with butter and see how they work out…
x
Just looking at the photo makes me want to eat them
If I got treats like this I might be able to find more time for 4th graders!
(Mostly kidding)
HAHAHAHA! Deal!
I definitely agree; sometimes, it’s totally necessary and mandatory to bring on the fat and sugar.
Yum these look amazing! And so does just the raw dough
We kept some of the rolled cookie dough balls in the fridge for “snacking”. They were yummy.
I seriously need to stop reading your blog when I’m hungry. Yummy!
Mmm I love chocolate chunks in cookies. These look and sound just amazing!
Me too! I love using chips of different shapes/sizes. I just love using chocolate in general I guess.
Oh. My. Word.
I need these immediately.
I don’t think this dough would even make it to the baking stage at my house. It looks so yummy. Come visit us. We have a great low fat crockpot recipe and tomorrow roasted veges with grape seed oil!
Correct me if I read this wrong, but you want me to preheat my over for 30 minutes?
Uh, no. Should be fixed now.
Do you pack the brown sugar?
Yep, pack it.
I never made cookies with Crisco until I got married and discovered it’s my mother-in-law’s cookie secret. I can’t justify it all the time…but totally love the splurge when it’s in my cookies. I can only imagine how fantastic the malt flavoring is in the mix too!
These are absolutely BEAUTIFUL! And the photo of the dough in the bowl? It looks like cereal. The most wonderful cereal in the world!
I could probably eat it like it was cereal, too. That’s a scary thought.
WOW – this is what I call cookie perfection. They almost look too good to eat.
This recipe looks so so nice! One thing though, I’m from England and have never heard of ‘Crisco’?! What is it?xxxx