One time I went on vacation with my dad, and he tried to take a box of whoppers through the line at security. It had already been opened, and they wanted to check inside the box. He then had a legit argument with the TSA about how if they wanted to dig inside his candy box, they were going to need to buy him a new one.
Well, I’m sure you’ll be shocked to know, they bought him no new box of candy. I mean, you just don’t argue with the TSA. Listen, I don’t like it any more than you do when they put me in that machine that basically shows them my naked body (does anyone else feel like this is the most awful part of traveling????) butI like to actually be able to get on the plane, so I would rather keep my mouth shut.
Steve likes to make things difficult, and refuse to get him, so they make him get a pat down. I feel like that would be, umm, way worse, but he is stubborn. Anyway, enough about airport security. Cookies are, like, 5 zillion times cooler!
I feel malt is sooooo under rated. I really don’t know why I haven’t put it into every baked good I’ve ever made. The sweet, strong taste pairs perfectly with milk, chocolate, beer, you name it!
These cookies give you a double dose with malted milk powder in the cookie base, and then the dough is stuffed with chocolatey malty Whoppers candy, and of course chocolate chips for an extra dose of chocolate–extra chocolate is always necessary. The Whoppers get a little soft as the cookies bake, but as they cool, they quickly return to their crunchy texture bringing a nice texture to these ultra-soft cookies.
Peanut butter cookies are usually my favorite,. but these babies give my normal peanut butter love a run for it’s money. They stay soft for days too–if you can keep ‘em around that long. 
Whopper Cookies
yield 3 dozen
- 2 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup malted milk powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- dash salt
- 1 cup fat free (or reduced at) cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 5 oz box of Whoppers
Directions:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, malt powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixture, beat softened cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in sugars until well combined. Add vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Slowly, stir in dry ingredients until combined, scraping down sides of the bowl when necessary. Gently, fold in chocolate chips and Whoppers.
- Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375. Line two large baking sheets with Silpat or parchment paper.
- Roll chilled dough into 1″ balls and transfer to baking sheet. Bake until edges are golden and cookies are just set, about 10-12 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in a not quite airtight container (if they don’t breathe, they lose their texture, but I wouldn’t leave them next to a vent either) for 5-7 days.
I always made malts growing up as a kid. Loved them. I gotta say that there aren’t too many things I miss about going vegan but there are times when I see Whoppers and I think, “I wish I could eat them….” These look super yummy!
I’ve looked up homemade malt recipes, and they all use dried milk powder–I wonder if there is a non dairy version of this? I bet we could create some vegan malt! I’ve definitely thought about it
YUM!! Looks delicious!
Thanks Jamie!!
Pinning this one! Looks beyond yummy!
Thanks Andrea!
I swear I just gained 10 pounds instantaneously because I imagined I ate all of those cookies.
Well at least you also got all your grains in for the day along with your 10 lbs
Whole wheat means you can eat as much as you want, right? PS, I missssss your face.
I havent had whoppers in years! I need to buy some just to make these cookies!
It has been a long time for me too. I ended up making my friend take the rest of them with him, because I kept wanting to snack on them–so addictive!
holy cow these look and sound amazing! you always have gorgeous pictures, too!
Second to when people tell me they tried and loved the recipe, photo compliments are my FAV comments to get! I had such a hard time with this shoot, and literally ended up spending hours on it, so that means so much!! Thanks Linz!
Wow, those look great. I love that you use whole wheat flour! I’ll have to make these for my boys
I love WHOPPERS! these cookies sound delicious Ari, and your photos are great
I don’t know why Whoppers don’t get more attention? Who wants a plain old chocolate bar when this exists?? Thanks so much Aimee!
I LOVE WHOPPERS!!! One of my favorites! they are so underrated! I love these cookies too Ari! You’re so creative – dark chocolate, whoppers, whole wheat flour… amazing girl.
Thanks Sally! I always feel the same way about your recipes!
These look delicious! I love the combination of malt and chocolate.
What are whoppers though? I don’t think we have them in the UK.
They’re malted milk balls covered in chocolate–soooo good! I’m so sad you don’t have them over there!
OH! that’s alright, they sound basically the same as Maltesers so I can still make the cookies!
OMG these look amazing. Don’t I say that on practically every post?? But I loved Whoppers when I was younger. I will definitely be making these.
Hehe thanks so much Christine–you’re such an awesome blog buddy!
holly molly…. I gotta try these! I haven’t seen Whoppers around in a long time, seems like the one candy that is always forgotten unlike PB and Choco!
Agreed! They still have them at the movie theaters and I ALWAYS want to buy them, but I end up eating the whole box. Putting it in a cookie is like built in candy portion control
Haven’t had Whoppers in years, but I love them! Your cookies look so tempting.
Thanks Christin! I feel like they used to be more popular? I’m bringin’ them back!
My cookie batter is really gooey… too gooey to roll into balls, so I scooped them like chocolate chip cookies. Did I do something wrong?
Did you chill the dough? Rolling was definitely a little messy for me, but do-able. Scooping is great too!