But then there are those other times when copycat recipes are informative and fun to play around with. This is what the DoubleTree Cookie recipe is all about. Follow along and learn how you can make these famous cookies right at home.
All-purpose flour: All-purpose flour is the base of the official recipe, and it wouldn’t be a classic chocolate chip cookie without it. Oat flour: Oat flour gives the Double Tree chocolate chip cookie its tender crumb. You can buy oat flour at the store or make ground oats at home. All you have to do is to process rolled oats in your food processor (or a spice grinder) until you reach a fine powder. However, make sure to use rolled oats, as other types of oats will not work in this recipe. And if you are new to the world of oats, here is a helpful article about the difference between Rolled Oats and Quick Oats. Baking soda: Baking soda gives the cookies a slight lift and golden brown color. Kosher salt: Kosher salt or sea salt can be used to enhance those oat, walnut, and chocolate flavors. Ground cinnamon: Cinnamon is part of the original recipe that adds a subtle background warmth. Unsalted butter: Use unsalted butter, since there is salt in the recipe, and bring it to room temperature. Cane sugar: While you can use granulated white sugar, I like the less processed cane sugar. Coconut sugar: Coconut sugar replaces the light brown sugar. It creams just as well as the brown sugar. With that being said, if all you have is dark brown sugar, that would work as well. Vanilla extract: Vanilla extract gives it that classic cookie sweetness. Lemon juice: While untraditional, lemon juice is part of the top-secret recipe that gives it the brightness it needs to cut through some of the sweetness. Make sure not to skip it! Eggs: Two large eggs bind and lift the cookies to just the right texture. Semi-sweet chocolate chips: The original recipe calls for Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chips, but we use Enjoy Life semi-sweet chocolate chips (affiliate link.) You can use any chocolate chip you prefer; just stick to semi-sweet for the most authentic flavor. Walnuts: Walnuts add buttery crunch, but you can swap these out for almonds or pecans, or omit them altogether.
Make Ahead: The dough for DoubleTree Hotel cookies can be made in advance and tightly wrapped in plastic wrap. Store in the refrigerator for 1-2 days. Storage: Hilton chocolate chip cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days. Freeze unbaked cookies: Flash freeze the unbaked balls of dough. To do so, place the dough balls on the sheet pan in the freezer for 8 hours and then transfer them to a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Bake right from frozen. Freeze baked cookies: Make sure that the cookies come to room temperature and then flash-freeze them on a baking sheet for 1 hour, then transfer them to a freezer bag. Frozen cookies will keep for up to 3 months. Thaw to room temperature before enjoying!
