Chocolate Malted Whopper Drops

Ingredients 

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup malted milk powder (or Ovaltine)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick plus 3 Tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup whole milk
2 cups (6 oz) Whoppers, coarsely chopped
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, or 1 cup store-bought chocolate chips or chunks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
   
   
2. Position the racks to divide the oven into thirds and line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats.
   
   
3. Sift together the flour, malted milk powder, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
   
   
4. In a large bowl with an electric or stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until very smooth.
   
   
5. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition.
   
   
6. Beat in the vanilla; don't be concerned if the mixture looks curdled - it will smooth out when the dry ingredients are added.
   
   
7. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add half the dry ingredients, mixing just until they disappear into the batter.
   
   
8. Mix in the milk, then the remaining dry ingredients, mixing only until they are incorporated. The batter will look more like fudge frosting than cookie dough - and that's fine.
   
   
9. With the mixer on low, or by hand with a rubber spatula, mix in the malted milk balls and chopped chocolate.
   
   
10. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared sheets, leaving about 2 inches of space between spoonfuls. The cookies will spread as they bake.
    
    
11. Bake for 11-13 minutes, rotating the sheets from to to bottom and front to back after 6 minutes. When done, the cookies will be puffed and set but slightly soft to the touch.
    
    
12. Let the cookies rest on the sheets for 2 minutes before using a wide spatula to transfer them to racks to cool to reoom temperature.
    
    
13. Repeat with remaining dough, being sure to cool the baking sheets in between batches.