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Malted Milk Cookies

type: drop
makes: 46

2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3-3/4 all purpose flour
3/4 cup malted milk powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

malted milk frosting
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup margarine or butter
4 tablespoons milk
3-3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup malted milk powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

topping
malted milk balls, roughly crushed

Heat oven to 375F.
Mix brown sugar, margarine, sour cream, vanilla, and eggs in a bowl.
Stir in remaining ingredients except malted milk frosting.
Drop by the spoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet about 2" apart.
Bake 10-14 minutes or until the edges are starting to brown.
Remove cookie immediately from the cookie sheet to a wire rack.
Cool completely.
Make malted milk frosting: heat brown sugar, margarine, and milk over a medium heat until margarine melts.
Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.
Add additional milk if necessary, a teaspoon at a time until it is spreading consistency.
Frost cookies with malted milk frosting.
Sprinkle with crushed malted milk balls, press into the frosting.


Reviews
 
The Cookie Tin
Large, chewy, cookies with a smooth malted milk flavor. My family was eating these right out of the oven before they were frosted. The frosting is very sweet so use it sparely.