Malteser Biscuits (Whopper Cookies)

Do you like how I did the British/American title for this post?  I still have a hard time calling cookies biscuits.  Anyway, as I helped my girls put away their birthday presents (they are 5 years and a few days!), we noticed they had received 3 boxes and 2 bags of Maltesers.  I know, they are on special at the shop right now, I made the mistake of buying a bag myself (bringing the total to 6), just because they were only £1.  That was before the Malteser flood began.  So I turned to my handy friend--Internet, and went searching for a recipe to use some up.

Malteser Biscuits

• 250g butter, softened
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup condensed milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 165g packet Maltesers, roughly chopped
• 2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted
  

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 4 baking trays with baking paper.
   
2. Beat butter and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale. Add condensed milk and vanilla and beat for a further 1 minute.
   
3. Add Maltesers and flours. Stir with a large metal spoon until well-combined. Roll mixture into small walnut-sized balls. Place onto prepared baking trays, allowing room for biscuits to spread.
   
4. Gently press biscuits with a fork to flatten slightly. Bake, 2 trays at a time, for 12 to 15 minutes, swapping trays halfway through. Stand for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
   
   
   

   

   So the real question now is, how were they?
   I made 1/2 a recipe, because cookies do not last in my house and I did not want to be responsible for eating too many.  We took them on a picnic today and they are GOOD!  The kids loved them, I loved them.  I think I'll be making these again.  And again.  And again.  Until our supply is depleted.  Though I did see a recipe for Malteser cheesecake as well.  Trying to resist temptation..............
   
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