Chocolate Malted Cookies A collection of popular cookie recipes from around the world featuring Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Peanut Butter as well as other cookie recipes.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

½ cup shortening

1/4 cups powdered sugar, divided

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup malted milk powder, divided

1,/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Method:

1 Beat butter, shortening, 3/4 cup powdered sugar and vanilla in large bowl at high speed of electric mixer.

2 Add flour, ½cup malted milk powder and cocoa; beat at low speed until well blended. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.

3 Preheat oven to 350°F Shape slightly mounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls.

4 Place dough balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

5 Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until lightly browned.

6 Meanwhile, combine remaining 1 cup powdered sugar and ½ cup malted milk powder in medium bowl.

7 Remove cookies to wire racks; cool 5 minutes. Roll cookies in powdered sugar mixture. Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Notes and Tips:

Substitute 6 ounces melted semisweet chocolate for the 1 cup powdered sugar and ½ cup malted milk powder used to roll

the cookies. Instead, dip cookies in melted chocolate and let dry on wire racks until coating ¡s set.