Digestive Cookies with Horlicks Ganache

Horlicks is a warm malted-milk drink that is popular in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, which at one time included Hong Kong, where I learned to love it. My mom would take trips to Hong Kong without us, but she always brought back the latest in Horlicks-inspired treats. Our favorite was in the form of a dime-sized candy tablet that dissolved in your mouth.

Another United Kingdom favorite of mine is the digestive biscuit, a thin semisweet whole-wheat cookie that