Milo biscuits – the perfect Australian treat. They’re quick and easy to bake. With just 5 ingredients they taste delicious.
Milo biscuit recipe
I used to be a Milo addict.
It’s embarrassing to admit but 11 teaspoons was my regular dosage in an ice cold glass of milk.
But why stop at adding to to milk – hello Milo cookies.
These delicious biscuits are really simple to make and budget-friendly.
Let me tell you about my niece when she was younger.
Pretty much every time that she visited, the first thing she said after ‘hello’ was ‘do you have any biscuits?’
Apparently this is something she says when she visits most houses.
But after being treated to a couple of chocolate freckle biscuits here one day, she expected me to have something better than a plain biscuit from a packet in answer to her question.
For her third Birthday I thought a nice little add-on to her present would be a big bag of her very own biscuits made with Milo.
After rolling the balls, flattening and popping them in the oven, I had baked a batch of biscuits and hot dog rolls before my husband had even emerged from bed.
Thank you inability to sleep with giant baby in my stomach (I made these the first time when I was pregnant).
Other ways to make the dough
The biscuit dough can be made my hand with good old muscle power or in the Thermomix.
The recipe said that it makes 20.
I only used half the dough (popped the rest in the freezer for later) and made 20 which I thought were quite a reasonable size so unless you want jumbo cookies, the recipe makes 40.
How to freeze the milo biscuit dough
I often freeze biscuit dough for quick cookie making.
Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze.
It helps to write the name of the biscuits and baking instructions on the wrapping.
What can you use instead of Milo?
Milo is a brand of malted milk powder made by Nestle.
You can get it at most supermarkets in Australia.
If you can’t buy Milo, you can substitute it with a malted milk powder.
How to store Milo biscuits
Store the biscuits in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.
They also freeze well.
I like to pop them in a ziplock bag.
The verdict, because yes I had to try one myself?
They were nice and crunchy around the outside and a teensy bit chewy inside.
The Milo gave them a mild chocolate flavour, nothing too intense and they weren’t too sweet either.
They would go quite nicely dipped in a glass of ice-cold milk.
Enjoy!
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Milo biscuits
Ingredients
- 125g butter
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 1 free-range egg
- 1½ cups self-raising flour
- ½ cup Milo
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 160C fan-forced and line two baking trays with baking paper.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and caster sugar together until light and creamy.
- Scrape the sides then beat in the egg.
- Add the flour and Milo and mix slowly until a dough forms.
- Using a level tablespoon of dough at a time, roll it into balls and place on the trays leaving at least 4cm between each one.
- Flatten the balls slightly and bake for 15 minutes.
- Leave to rest on the trays for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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I first tried these as a desperate measure for a my daughter’s school breakup party. I was told at 10pm the night before the party that she had put me down for my Chocolate Slice recipe. Long story short I didn’t have any cocoa and couldn’t buy any early the next morning. In desperation I looked for Milo recipes and found yours. Thank You, your a life saver! Not only were they cooked and packed before we had to leave for school I am now fielding constant requests to make more! Definitely a hit with my 3 teenagers (and my husband). Thank you for a easy to make and delicious biscuit recipe.
Your welcome, its definitely one to keep on hand for those last minute requests. Glad it was popular.
Made these tonight and replaced the egg with 3 tbsp of almond butter for extra flavour – so amazing and tasty and chewy!!!
Yum!
Made these and replaces the egg with 3tbsp of almond butter – AMAZING! So tasty and chewy
Discovered this recipe in 2017, made it and it is definitely lovely!
Delicious! Crisp on the outside & soft & chewy on the inside! Plus you can taste the milo…I am sure they will fast become a household favourite! :) Thank you for awesome recipe!
~ One tip though, make your dough balls a little smaller than suggested as the rise & expand a lot!
You’re welcome Audrey! Thanks for the suggestion.
I just popped a batch of these in the oven and am waiting hopefully at the oven door for them to be ready. When making the dough I was so surprised at how milo-y they tasted! I can’t wait to taste them! :)
So glad you liked them Audrey!
Is it okay to use all purpose flour instead of self raising flour for this recipe?
Hi Colleen. Yes that is ok but you will need to add baking powder – 3 tsp.
Just made this with 1/4 cup sugar alteration since we dont like it too sweet. It was simple and beautiful. Thanks for sharing. It will go into Miss5’s lunch box this coming week. I make it bigger, so got around 22 of it. Happy with it. and dont have to guess. It will be gone very very soon.
You’re very welcome!
I didn’t have caster sugar so used 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/4 cup of brown sugar.
When my four son’s got home they devoured half the batch! Definitely a hit in this house! Thanks for the recipe
You’re very welcome Jules. Wow 4 sons! They must keep you busy baking!
It’s kinda weird but I just discovered milo cupcakes and thought there should be a recipe out there for cookies as well and stumbled on this. I’m definitely going to give it a try ASAP. I’m sure it’ll be a hit with my two year old twin boys… and their father. I just need to know how long they’d keep for and how to store them. I’d appreciate a quick response please as I’d like to make them this weekend in time for their school lunch boxes. Thanks
Hi Mobolanle. They keep for a few days in an airtight container but you can freeze them and then pop them in lunchboxes in the morning to defrost by morning tea.
These are awesome cookies. I have made them a few times. They are a real favourite. I even made them with cocoa powder when I ran out of Milo and they also worked. They are not too sweet and very delicious. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
You’re welcome Charissa. I’ll have to give the cocoa version a go!
These turned out great! I made mine a bit smaller so I could get close to 40. I will definately be making more. I liked that I didn’t need much in the way of ingredients. :)
Great idea Karen. More is always better!
I just made a batch of these. They taste wonderful. I was wondering if anyone else found they couldn’t get 40 cookies from the recipe using a level Tablespoon? If I measured that way I would have gotten maybe 20. So I weighed each spoon of dough to 15gm and managed to get 38 cookies. :)
Sorry about posting twice after I hit send I realized my email wasn’t complete.
Hmm good question Karen. I must admit I’m not all that good at measuring cookie dough and usually make them a little smaller.
I wish I had thought about this or saw this recipe when I was pregant! I had to have milo on everything.
Just made them with my oldest though and they are fantasic!
So funny you say that Casey. I have just finished my Milo for the night. I’m re-addicted!
Just made these and they are a treat! Loved by all in this household so far. Thank you so much! I did add a little milk as the dough looked a little dry, but they came out very nice.
Yay so glad they were a hit Nicole!
I felt like baking something new this morning and I thought I’d try something with Milo – it’s a big favourite in our family and like you said it’s nice to have it in a different way. I just took the first batch out of the oven and am waiting for the second to cook! They looked to yummy not to have one – they are so good! A little crunchy on the outside, and a little more chey on the inside, plus not too sweet! Love ’em! Thanks so much for this recipie, I will definitely be trying them again soon!! :)
You’re very welcome Anna! I’m glad you liked them.
Hey, tried this seemingly delicious recipe, but I was in for a great surprise! As I was mixing the butter, I’d been a little careless and when I checked the label on my “flour” packet, only then I realised it was PLAIN FLOUR! I search around the house, looking for the Self-Raising flour I was once certain present, only to find I had ran out! I went with the recipe anyway. Though I added heaps of sugars and little milo. Also, I replaced the caster sugar with raw, not sure of how different it tasted. When I just took it out of the oven, it looked inviting, but my heart broke into a million piece when i touched and it was soft. I immediately knew that it was because I put in plain flour… I am not sure how much stars to rate it, it does look fantastic, I’ll give it a five. :)
Oh no Connie! A tip for you… keep some baking powder in the house and then you can make your own self raising flour. I never buy self-raising any more! Thanks for the five!
I finally made these with replacing the caster sugar with coconut sugar & they tasted great. They were loved by husband & kids. Next time I will use something a bit more healthier than butter
Great idea Nicole. I would say you can use coconut oil instead but maybe a little less.
Just wondering if you could leave at the sugar in the biscuits & maybe substitute the sugar for coconut or quick cook oats
Hi Nicole. I think leaving out the sugar might change the consistency a little too much. If you wanted to make them healthier you could try coconut sugar. It will change the taste but they should still hold together well. It would just take a bit of experimenting.
Hi Claire. I found your blog ckicking from link to link and must admit I enjoy it very much and find it makes the world a bit smaller reading all your entries from half way around the world from where I live!! I printed this recipe and thought I would have to substitue the Milo for a local Spanish ingredient but, to my surprise found Milo in the International foods English section of one or our local Carrefours. Needless to say I immediately picked it up (for €3.50) and that very afternoon I had a batch of “biscuits” (cookies for me) which the family loved! You can bet I will be making these ofen and feeling just a bit Australian every time I bite into one…
Hi Isabel! Thank you for your lovely comments. How exciting to find Milo. It sounds like you were meant to have the biscuits. Glad you liked them.
These look pretty spesh. Do you think sprinkling some extra milo on top before they cook would work…? Melt or burn, hmm…
Hmm would have to test and see I think.
We’re Ovaltine kids in this house (is that un-Asutralian?) but I reckon these would work just as well with ovaltine as milo and my kids would love them.
Yes I think it would too.
Made these yesterday. Looking forward to putting a couple in my son’s lunch ox tomorrow!
Hope he likes them Michelle!
Haha you make me laugh! These sound great too :D
:-)
Your organisation sure paid off … for the rest of us, too. Thanks for sharing.
You’re very welcome!
These look perfect and I’m a big fan of Milo – so much nicer than Ovaltine. When I used to take Alfie to swimming lessons, (I still do) I made friends with another mother with three small children. I always used to pack food for Alfie like biscuits because he’s so thin and I have to force-feed him. She had a very chubby forceful boy who was always on the hunt for food and every week, the first thing he would say to me was, ‘Do you have any snacks?’ I learned to pack extra or Alfie would miss out again! xx
Haha that’s hilarious. You were the snack mum! x
These look delicious! I love milo! My slight milk cravings have been accompanied by milo. Go you for being so productive!
Oh yum Clare. I drank so much milk in the beginning!
Such a simple but yummy looking recipe. Lucky Will to wake up to such treats!
He wasn’t too lucky this time… they were all packaged up for his niece!
I used to love Milo when I was little, especially on ice cream. I love the idea of your milo biscuits. Very Australian :D And yes, I do get on a roll with certain things, themes and ingredients. Especially when I come across something I really love.
Oh no Jen I’d totally forgotten about Milo on ice cream. I have vanilla in the fridge and Milo. May have to indulge tonight!
I think I’d like these but I might try chocolate chips in there too. Just for overkill.
Nothing wrong with overkill if it involves chocolate.