Top Secret Recipes Version Of Doubletree Hotel's Chocolate Chip

Total Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 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

Recipe

• 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).