Copycat Recipes: Doubletree Hotel's Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

Ingredients:

Yield: 20 cookies


1/2 cup rolled oats
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup butter, softened (No Substitutes!)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 eggs
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped macadamia nuts

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
 

2 Grind oats in a food processor or blender until ground fine.
 

3 Combine ground oats with flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
 

4 In a separate bowl combine the butter, sugars, vanilla and lemon juice and mix with mixer until combined.
 

5 Add the eggs and mix until smooth and creamy.
 

6 Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and blend well.
 

7 Add the chocolate chips and macadamia nuts to the dough and mix by hand until ingredients are well mixed.
 

8 Spoon rounded 1/4 cups full (yes, 1/4 cups!) onto ungreased, nonstick cookie sheet.
 

9 Place scoops of dough 2" apart (you don't need to press dough flat).
 

10 Bake 16-18 minutes or until cookies are light brown and soft in the middle.
 

11 Let cool.
 

12 Store in sealed container to keep soft.
 

13 (for best results chill dough overnight).

Source: http://www.food.com/recipe/just-like-doubletree-hotels-chocolate-chip-cookies-copycat-48943