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Here’s the story behind these famous cookies:
In the early ’80’s, many hotels gave treats (like fresh baked cookies) to their VIP guests. But DoubleTree (Hilton) Hotel decided they wanted to make each one of their guests feel like a VIP by offering every single one of them a freshly baked, monstrous chocolate chip cookie.
Every DoubleTree by Hilton hotel follows this exact recipe and bakes fresh cookies for their guests every single day, all over the world! Apparently, they also spread good cheer by donating these cookies to community members like fire fighters, homeless shelters, doctors and nurses, and orphanages. Isn’t that sweet?
The first word I would use to describe these cookies is behemoth. Because these cookies are nothing if not gigantic and full of hefty, hearty ingredients like oatmeal and walnuts.
Like last week’s batch, I wasn’t sure I was going to be in love with these cookies. I like oatmeal cookies just fine, and I don’t particularly mind walnuts in cookies… just not in my chocolate chip cookies. When I bite into a chocolate chip cookie, all I want to taste is butter, brown sugar, and chocolate. And more butter. I don’t need oatmeal getting in my way, thankyouverymuch.
But these pleasantly surprised me. Since the oats are pulsed into a flour and the walnuts are finely chopped, they simply lend a lot of girth to the cookies without getting in the way of the classic taste and texture you enjoy in a chocolate chip cookie.
We loved these warm and gooey fresh from the oven, but I think they’re just as delicious completely cooled too. Even at room temp several hours after baking, the outside was crispy and the inside was slightly underbaked and gooey.
Oh! And I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to mention this…. the chocolate chips you guys! There are THREE CUPS of chocolate chips in these cookies. By far, that’s the highest chips to dough ratio of any recipes I’ve tried so far. I was even concerned that I wouldn’t be able to get the dough to form a ball with all those chips in the way, but the universe has a way of working out this sort of a thing, and they formed dough balls just fine.
Seriously. Just look at all those chocolate chips.
This cookie means business. Well done, Doubletree!
DoubleTree by Hilton Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: approximately 20 large cookies
The DoubleTree (Hilton) Hotel gives one of these delicious cookies to each of their guests to make them feel special. One bite and you'll know why!
Ingredients
1/2 cup rolled oats
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 eggs
3 cups miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts*
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
Grind oats in a food processor or blender 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, one at a time, and mix until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until dough forms. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
Chill the dough overnight in the refrigerator before baking the cookies.**
Spoon rounded 1/4 cup portions onto prepared cookie sheet., 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes, until edges are golden brown. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
*I used my food processor to "chop" the walnuts. I like this method, because it chops them so fine and so quickly!
**Easy tip for chilling the dough: scoop the dough before chilling overnight. I scoop my dough onto paper plates, stack the plates, and cover the stack with cling wrap to save space in my small refrigerator. You could also scoop and chill them on a baking sheet or into a tupperware container. Scooping before chilling is so much easier than trying to scoop hard, chilled dough the next day!
Today, out of a 20,000-square-foot facility, Christie Cookie Co. produces around 30 million DoubleTree cookies every year, shipping frozen dough to every DoubleTree in North America as well as some in Latin America.
If you ever do, you may run into a bellman named Adam, who is telling everyone about The DoubleTree Cookie. Don't ignore him, they are the real deal. The cookies are given out complimentary to guests who stay, but they can also be purchased in a tin of six cookies for $13 and change.
While chocolate is the headliner of any chocolate chip cookie recipe, don't underestimate what an important role vanilla extract plays. Vanilla gives these cookies more flavor and accentuates the taste of the chocolate. Make sure you're reaching for the best vanilla extract so your cookies are the very best.
Struggling to find consistency, DoubleTree, a Hilton Company, wanted its chefs to stick to a certain recipe, Kyriopoulos said, so the company canvased the nation's top bakers through a bidding process. Christie Cookie Co. came out on top.
DoubleTree by Hilton welcomes you with comfortable accommodations, unique food and beverage experiences, modern fitness and events spaces, and a warm cookie upon arrival.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).Place the cookies on a baking sheet and heat them in the oven for 3-5 minutes, or until they are warm and slightly soft.
Bakery or homemade cookies can be stored at room temperature two to three weeks or two months in the refrigerator. Cookies retain their quality when stored in the freezer for eight to 12 months.
From New York to China and Tanzania to Spain, the signature, warm DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie welcome is presented to guests around the world and baked fresh daily at each hotel.
The Black-owned, women-led company offers delicious, allergy-friendly cookies, baking mixes and pancake & waffle mixes that are certified gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan, and free of the top 9 allergens (wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs, soy, fish, sesame, and shellfish).
When DoubleTree's chocolate chip cookie practice began in 1986, the goal was to build brand loyalty. They were originally given out during the nightly turn-over services, but after about 10 years, the cookies moved down to the front desk to make guests' welcome at check-in as warm as possible.
Are chocolate chip cookies unhealthy? Traditional chocolate cookies and chocolate chip cookies are not considered to be healthy on their own due to the large amount of sugar and butter used to make them. However, you can still enjoy these cookies in moderation and as part of a healthy diet.
They also contain flavonoids, which have been shown to improve blood flow and reduce inflammation. In addition, the oats in some chocolate chip cookie recipes are a great source of fiber.
Using lower-moisture sugar (granulated) and fat (vegetable shortening), plus a longer, slower bake than normal, produces light, crunchy cookies. That said, using a combination of butter and vegetable shortening (as in the original recipe), or even using all butter, will make an acceptably crunchy chocolate chip cookie.
DoubleTree by Hilton is famous for its proud tradition of greeting guests with its signature, warm DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie at check-in, symbolizing a warm welcome and comfortable stay.
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