Every once in awhile, I’ll get this urge to just get rid of everything in my pantry and refrigerator. It’s usually when things get so full that boxes and packages and cans fall to the floor whenever I try to find something. And it drives me crazy to have a hundred different open packages there.
So every now and again, I’ll make a list of all of those open packages and ingredients, and I’ll go to work trying to use them up. A spring cleaning of sorts.
These cookies are the result of some of those ingredients. Some malt powder (which I didn’t use up yet – need to do that!) and some chocolate chunks. And I do have to say – I’m pretty happy with how these pantry clean out cookies turned out!!
These don’t have an overwhelming malt flavor, so even if you don’t care for malt, I think you’d still like these cookies. The powder gives them something different without being totally in your face. The chocolate, on the other hand, is quite in your face. But, really – isn’t that what chocolate is supposed to do?
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Malted Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 36 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 3 dozen cookies 1x
Description
Super soft cookies with a hint of malt flavor and lots of chocolate chunks
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup chocolate malt powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and both sugars. Add in the egg and beat well. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat in the vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, malt powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix to combine. Stir in the chocolate chunks.
- Shape into tablespoon-sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets and bake until set on the edges, 10-12 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool.
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AnnaP. says
If you don’t want to use malt powder,is there something you can use instead?
Deborah says
It’s a basic chocolate chip cookie without the malt powder, so if you want to skip the malt, I would probably just use another regular chocolate chip cookie recipe. This one is my favorite: https://www.tasteandtellblog.com/chocolate-chip-cookies/
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
What an awesome way to get some spring cleaning done!
Nutmeg Nanny says
Oh, YUM! These cookies look so indulgent 🙂 I love the gooey chocolate!
Brooke says
YUMMY! I think I need to go to the store right now so I can make these today. Thanks so much for sharing. I love all the recipes you have to offer. Can’t wait to look around your site some more. Have a great weekend!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
You have me itching to get in my kitchen and make cookies with all my open bags of chips and nuts! I love the melty chips in your pictures!
Lindsey says
My cabinet clean-outs never end in cookies: just neat, organized cabinets and a whole bunch of stuff on the counters! I am dying over your gooey centers. Yum!
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books says
I love chocolate cookies!
Thanks for sharing! =)
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
These sound absolutely perfect! I know my husband would totally fight me for some 😉
Kathy says
You can never have enough chocolate chip cookies! These look fabulous!
Faith says
Chocolate chippers are my favorite cookie and I bet these are even better with the addition of malt! NEED, lol!
Emily says
I don’t love malt but I’d be willing to try these!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
I have never used malt powder, definitely something I need to try soon!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Oh my goodness do these look scrumptious, Deb! Perfect for dunking in a tall glass of milk, I love it!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love these cookies, especially the malt powder. Pinned!
Joanne says
My mom has some malt powder that I have been meaning to “borrow” from her…perfect excuse to do so!
Chels R. says
My husband loves anything with malt. Gotta give these a try 🙂
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
I need to spring clean my refrigerator and cabinets! If the result is anything as amazing as these cookies, I will be lucky! I love malt powder and need to use it more often. It’s the best.
Annie @ Annie's Noms says
Oh wow how spooky?! I just posted Malt Chocolate Chip Cookies today as well! They’re slightly different and your pictures are ten times better though, love your oozy shot! I always seem to make cookies when it’s getting dark so when it comes to photographing them, they’re cooled and not oozing haha! But I get what you mean about wanting to use everything up, that’s where mine came from although I didn’t finish the malt powder either! 😀
Angie says
Love these, they look so good!
Kelli @ The Corner Kitchen says
I wish this is what an overhaul of my pantry would look like! Loving these cookies!
Mercedes says
“In your face” is the way I like my chocolate so these cookies look right up my alley! I love how soft and chewy they look!
kelley {mountain mama cooks} says
I LOVE anything malt. A chocolate-banana malt is my favorite ice cream treat! I’m sure I’d love the cookies. A good clean out is always a good feeling! I did most of my house this past weekend.
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction says
These cookies sound like the perfect way to clean out the pantry! Love the use of malt powder!
Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain says
Um, I’ll take 47 of these bad boys!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
In LOOOVE with this idea, girl! Malt powder makes everything better:)
DessertForTwo says
These sound fabulous! I love malt!
And I get on a pantry clean-out streak every now and then, too!
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
Love malted milk balls, too. I think some smushed ones might be good in these also!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
I think these would go perfect with my morning coffee. Like, right now. 🙂
Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen says
Sounds like the kind of spring cleaning I can get on board with 🙂
Annalise says
You’ve got me craving cookies in a BIG way right now. Darn you! 😉
marcie@flavorthemoments. says
I’m crazy about chocolate malt! These cookies look and sound amazing!
steph@stephsbitebybite says
Woowza…that melty chocolate is making my heart race
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
I’m thisclose to doing an overhaul of my pantry, too! Unfortunately I have things like half-bags of rice and pasta to use up, which won’t go over so well in cookies. 🙂 But maybe I’ll make these as a reward for when I finally do reorganize!
Bev @ Bev Cooks says
I can’t even move right now.
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Mmm adding malt to cookies sounds lovely! Great recipe!
Tieghan says
I have an opened jar of malt powder that has been driving me crazy! Like you I hate have tons of opened things cluttering my pantry. These cookies need to be mad, they sound awesome!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
What a great idea! I’ve never used malt powder before, but I bet I would love the flavor it lends to these cookies! I love the first pic with the broken cookie with the melted chocolate… Mmmmm.
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
I think i was addicted to malt powder as a child. I use to eat it straight out of the tin! Pantry raid cookies are great because you can find out new flavour that might work together. If you need to use up malt powder do not be afraid to add it to coffee, milkshakes or even cakes for a deeper flavour.
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
These sound wonderful! Lately I see so many recipes with malt powder and every time I almost buy some to keep on hand, the jar is pretty large and I need like…a half cup. Like you, drives me nuts to have so much open. But sigh…I do. My pantry is a warzone 🙂
Cookies, pinned!
Rosa says
Very tempting and surely divine! I can never get enough of chocolate chip cookes.
Cheers,
Rosa