Malted Mocha Cookie Bars

With the combination of chocolate malted milk powder and the coffee or espresso powder, these frosted Malted Mocha Cookie Bars taste just like a coffee-spiked chocolate malt!

Whenever I hear the words 'malted milk,' I automatically think of Whoppers malted milk candy that I ate as a kid.

If you've never eaten Whoppers, they are small round malted milk balls covered in chocolate.

Whoppers were introduced in 1939 and were originally called Giants, but after the Overland Candy Company merged with the Chicago Biscuit Company in 1947, Giants were re-introduced in 1949 as Whoppers.

Today, Whoppers are made by the Hershey Company.

One thing I've always wondered is what is malted milk anyway?

As it turns out, malted milk is a powder made from malted barley, wheat flour and whole milk. These three ingredients are evaporated until a powder is formed.

Malted milk powder was originally created as a nutritional supplement for infants in the late 1800s but quickly found new and unexpected markets with world travelers and explorers because it was non-perishable and lightweight while providing nourishment.

A common ingredient, here are some common places you might find malted milk (other than these amazing Malted Mocha Bars):

• Ovaltine
• Nesquick
• Nestlé Milo
• Malted milkshakes
• Malted milk biscuits
• Topping on some ice cream sundaes
• May be found in homemade bagels
• Pancakes

Now that you know more than you ever thought you could know about malted milk, here's our easy cookie bar recipe.

Tools for the Cookie Bar Baker:

A High Quality Stainless Steel Spatula for lifting cookies from your cookie sheets.

If counter space is tight, you'll love these Stackable Cooling Racks - perfect for cookies, bars, brownies and any other baking you might be doing.

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