Malted Milk Cookies

Chocolate flavor maled milk powder can be substituted.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 46 cookies

Ingredients

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

• malted milk frosting

• 1⁄2 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1⁄4 cup butter
• 4  tablespoons milk
• 3 3⁄4 cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  instant malted milk powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

• topping

•  malted milk balls, roughly crushed

Directions

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