Recipe by Aimee
Are you guys familiar with Whoppers? Chocolatey malty goodness is more like it. I used to eat these a lot as a kid, and last fall I rediscovered them. I started to wonder what it would taste like if I substituted chocolate chips for Whoppers in a cookie, and that’s how these yummy treats were born. To me what makes these cookies so great is the malt powder you get by crushing the candy. It makes them stand out against any chocolate chip cookie I’ve ever had. They are my dad’s favorite cookie now, and I have a really hard time resisting the dough. Enjoy!
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 box of Whoppers (movie theater size)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together shortening and sugars. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Whisk together baking soda, salt, and flour, and add to dough mixture until fully combined. Empty box of candy into a 1 gallon Ziploc bag and seal. Crush candy with a rolling pin (feel free to take out some aggression here), and add to dough. Roll into small balls (or use cookie scoop) and bake for 10 minutes. Makes 2 1/2 dozen (depending on how much of the dough you sample!).
