These malted double chocolate chip cookies came together on the fly…rarely do I have a recipe come together perfectly on the first try! I still gave them a couple additional tests to make sure they weren’t a fluke and I can say with confidence that you’ll love how these turn out.

The edges are nice and crispy, the middles are soft and also somehow chewy and they’re perfectly salty and sweet for when you’re looking for a decadent chocolate chip cookie that goes perfectly with a cold glass of milk.

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What You’ll Need (Ingredients & Equipment)
How to Make Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

What You Will Need to Make Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients for Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Salted Butter: I normally recommend unsalted butter for my recipes, but the first time I made these I only had salted butter on hand and wouldn’t ya know it…they were great.
• Light Brown Sugar: we’re only using light brown sugar in this recipe to lean into those chewy vibes.
• Vanilla Extract: what’s a cookie without vanilla extract?
• Large Egg: to hold it all together!
• Malted Milk Powder: a trick I learned from Christina Tosi’s book Momofuku Milk Bar (Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org where your purchases support local bookstores. I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.) is that milk powder can add extra flavor and chewiness to a cookie. It’s one of my favorite additions to a cookie recipe. I always reach for the Nestle Carnation brand with the red lid because it’s found at most grocery stores, but I know the brand King Arthur makes it as well.
• Kosher Salt: to balance out the sweetness.
• Cake Flour: cake flour has a lower protein content than all-purpose flour, which helps these cookies spread and get that really thin texture that we’re looking for.
• Baking Soda: to react with the acid in the brown sugar and help the cookies spread.
• Chocolate Chip Blend: I make my own chocolate chip blend for this recipe, but you can also use what you know you like. I recommend a combination of equal parts semi-sweet chocolate chips and dark chocolate chips.

Equipment for Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can make these double chocolate chip cookies entirely by hand! In fact, that’s the way I recommend making them – no special equipment required. You’ll need a microwave-safe bowl or mixing bowl, a whisk, a stiff spatula or wooden spoon, a large cookie scoop, parchment paper, and a baking sheet.

How to Make Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

These malted double chocolate chip cookies follow a pretty straightforward approach.

1. Melt the butter and whisk it together with the brown sugar.
2. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and whisk until everything is well combined.
3. Add the malted milk powder and the kosher salt and whisk until lightened and smooth.
   This is the only step that falls outside of the “norm” when making cookies since they aren’t added with the rest of the dry ingredients. This was done to make sure everything gets well combined without having to whisk together your dry ingredients before adding.
4. Add the cake flour and baking soda to the bowl and gently stir everything together, then stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Let chill for two hours, then bake and enjoy!

Find the expanded recipe below!

If you liked this recipe, I’ve got plenty of cookie recipes! Some of my favorites are my easy marbled chocolate cookies and my chocolate chip potato chip cookies.

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