DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

We checked into the Doubletree Hotel near Sesame Place when Terrence was 3 years old and were given these cookies. It was great, but then never thought about them again. I heard about them again when I was booking the great Dr. Bruce Thiers, dermatologist extraordinaire from South Carolina, for a series of meetings for the speaker's program that I was working on at MedLearning back in the day. He told me that he loves the cookies at Doubletree.

We went to Sesame Place for Tylers 5th birthday, and again stayed at the Doubletree. This time, we were hooked!

We live 5 minutes away from a Doubletree now. We now buy them by the dozen. But I came across this recipe on the Internet, which of course, we tried. It's not the same, but it's still a great cookie!

DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

½ c rolled oats
2 1/3 c all-purpose flour
1 ½ t baking soda
1 t salt
¼ t cinnamon
1 c butter, softened
¾ c brown sugar, packed
¾ c granulated sugar
1 ½ t vanilla
½ t lemon juice
2 eggs
3 c semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 ½ c chopped walnuts

Grind oats in a food processor until fine. Combine the ground oats with the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

Cream together the butter, sugars, vanilla, and lemon juice in another medium bowl with an electric mixer. Add the eggs and mix until smooth. Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture and blend well. Add the chocolate chips and nuts to the dough and mix by hand until ingredients are well blended.

For the best results, chill the dough overnight in the refrigerator before baking the cookies.

Spoon rounded ¼ c portions onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Place the scoops about 2 inches apart. Bake in a 350F oven for 16-18 minutes or until cookies are light brown and soft in the middle.