Have you ever stayed in a Doubletree Hotel? If you have, you KNOW their cookies. They greet you with warm sweet cookies in the lobby. This makes me vow to always stay in a Doubletree……sneaky aren’t they?!
I typically use the no fail Nestle Tollhouse cookie recipe. My husband is a “chocolate chip cookie purist” so whenever I steer far from the norm…..he’s not real excited about it. Then, it happened….I found this recipe. I may never go back. These may be the cookies that my kids grow up eating. My oldest daughter does not love the nuts in them, but that is easy to adjust.
Doubletree Hotel Copycat Chocolate Chip Cookies
*adapted from The Little Kitchen
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp lemon juice
2 eggs
2 1/4 all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
1. Pulse oats in a food processor until fine. Set aside
2. Cream together butter and both sugars. Add vanilla extract and lemon juice and blend. Add eggs one at a time. Beat together until mixture is smooth.
3. In a small bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. MIx well and add to wet ingredients. Stir with a spoon or spatula until blended. Be sure not to over mix.
4. Add in chips and walnuts and stir. Drop by tablespoon or cookie scoop on to a plate and refrigerate 2-4 hours or overnight. *do not skip the chilling step…..I promise it is worth the wait*
5. Preheat oven to 350 and place cookies on baking sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper. Bake 14-16 minutes. Let cool on pan before transferring to wire cooling rack.
* I store my cookies in a ziplock bag with a slice of soft bread to keep them from getting hard*
I also only bake half of the refrigerated balls and I freeze the rest in a bag labeled with the oven temp and time. Perfect to have on hand for a cloudy afternoon treat.
It's funny you posted this, I always tease myhusband about sneaking in to the double tree and begging for cookies... I will have to try them!
ReplyDeleteI do love their cookies! Although I tend to stay where I can get the best deal and it doesn't usually seem to be Doubletree. :( My family also has their favorite cookie - the Nestle peanut butter chocolate chip cookie. I know it by heart so it's hard to change because I have perfected it down to an art and I can have a batch ready in 12 minutes! This recipe looks worth a try today. Love the freeze method!
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ReplyDeleteMy husband has a new favorite dessert. Also, freezer trick? So perfect. We cook a few at a time in our toaster oven & love having hot, homemade cookies on hand whenever we want. Thanks Lexi!
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