These Malted Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are loaded with chocolate, crushed malt balls, marshmallows and more! They’re the best chocolate chip cookie bars you can make!
Malted Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
I always have so much fun creating new desserts, this bar was no exception. I LOVE malt flavor in my desserts so I knew this bar would be a huge hit. I used my Malt powder AND some crushed chocolate malt balls. Wait until you take your first bite, between the marshmallow bits and the malt balls, the texture is chewy and perfect.
Hope you enjoy!!
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How to Make The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
The stars of the show here! I had some Harry and David malt balls which are my favorite, but if you have just the good ol’ box of Whoppers, those will work too.
Break out your basic cookie ingredients.
I used some mini white chips, but regular white chips will work too!
Let’s cream the butter and sugars.
Add your egg.
…and some vanilla.
Slowly add your dry ingredients.
Add your chips and marshmallow bits!
Add some white chips
Crush your malt balls with a rolling pin, makes it nice and easy.
Add them right to the mix.
Time to mix!
Perfect-o!
Transfer to your baking dish.
Press nice and even.
Top with crushed malt balls and white chips.
Bake until deep golden brown and baked through.
Let cool, cut into squares and eat!
Malted Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup malted milk powder
- 1 1/2 cup crushed malt balls
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup mini marshmallow bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line an 8x8 inch baking dish with foil that's sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
- Place butter and sugars into stand or electric mixer and cream until light and fluffy, at least 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla beating until well combined.
- Place flour, baking soda, salt and malted milk powder into a large bowl, mixing to combine. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with 1 cup crushed malt balls, 3/4 cup white chips, chocolate chips and marshmallow bits. Beat on low until just combined.
- Press dough into prepared baking dish and top with remaining 1/2 cup crushed malt balls and 1/4 cup white chips. Bake for 35-40 minutes until deep golden brown and baked through.
- Let cool for 20 minutes before removing from baking dish. Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Once cool, cut off 1/4 inch of the edges, then cut into bars.
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I made these yesterday (they looked so great) and the edges puffed up and were very hard, the middle was great!! Not sure what I did wrong 🙁
Hi Jane, I cut off about 1/4 inch of all sides because I don’t love the crispy edges. I had to save them though because my family loves them. If you cut them off the rest of the bars are fantastic!
wow this looks amazing!
I love all your great cookie recipe inventions! These are no exception..yum~yum! 🙂
I love a good cookie bar, and these are totally over the top! Yum!!
Yummy!! I cannot think of anyone better that could pull off such decadent and delicious creations. xoxo
Oh my goodness…these look fantastic! Love malt balls 🙂
Where did you find mini white chips? I’ve never seen them.
These look so beautiful and tasty! I keep seeing more and more of the mini marshmallows in recipes, I might have to be more serious about hunting them down to try them out! Thanks for sharing!
oh gosh, these look like they`ll be SO TASTY! i bet everyone devoured them huh? ♥
These look scrumptious – I love anything with malt powder so these should be divine!
and I was just wondering what I was going to do with all those leftover maltballs from easter 😀
Those babies sure are loaded down – and I want to devour each and every one. ZOMG. Malt balls are my favorite Easter treat…esp when they come in the egg-form. 🙂 Too bad I already ate all of them haha
Goodness, those look wonderful! Thanks for sharing the recipe. These are going straight to the top of my “must try” list.
~Caroline
Yay! Hope you enjoy Caroline!
Oh my goodness. These are loaded with total awesomeness! I love malt balls!
I love malt and can’t wait to make these, the look so delicious!
These are loaded, for sure, just the way I like them! I love malt flavor!
Be still my MALT BALL loving heart!
I love all things MALT BALL!
Especially malted Easter eggs!
Hugs from Bainbridge Jenny.
Would love to know if you use Picnik for photo collages?
Have no idea how I’m going to create photo collages after Picnik shuts down.
xo
Teresa, I use Picnik for collages too! Not sure what on earth I will do after this week! Eeek!
Wow they look fab, i will be keeping that in mind and then in my tummy lol
Not sure what words to use to describe this wonderful creation, but it looks fantastic and I am going to make a batch myself, thanks for sharing.
Oh, Jenny! (Do all of my comment to you start that way?!?) 😉
I LOVE malt, too! Whoppers were my mom’s favorite candy! Love how you incorporated them into a cookie! Perfection!
Lol! Love it Bridget!
YUM! I love malted milk balls. These look delicious!
Oh my goodness gracious Jenny!!!! You ROCK!!!! :o)
I just made the malted milk cupcakes yesterday, and will DEFINITELY be making these puppies TONIGHT!
Yahoooo! I am so excited!
Thanks for yet another awesome recipe!
Lori :o)
I love a loaded bar! These look great Jenny!
They look so ooey gooey and delicious!
Yum!!! Love all the stuff you stuffed in these 🙂
Looks irresistible. I’ve been meaning to try the new marshmallow bits.
two words: YES PLEASE.
I really should not read things like this before breakfast….
Wow, these bars look amazing!
oh, Jenny! these look SO good and loaded with such deliciousness! I have a feeling they taste like the ultimate brownie dessert. I’ve never worked with malt powder before but it looks like this is a great excuse to start 😉
I bet these are amazing!
I love when cookie bars are loaded with so many fun things! Time to start baking with malt powder:-)
So gooey and delicious! I could just eat my screen. 😉
I just bought a big thing of malt powder the other day and I’ve been looking for all kinds of recipes to use it in. I just found another one and it is going right to the top of my list 🙂
These look amazing Jenny!
Between the malt powder, malt balls, the marshmallows…all inside cookie dough, yes, I need these!
Oh yum, I love malted desserts too! Can’t wait to try these bars, they look fabulous! 🙂