The recipe for Hilton’s signature DoubleTree Cookies is out of the bag! These cookies have a chewy inside, crisp edges, and are incredibly flavorful loaded with oats, chocolate, walnuts, and a lot of butter! They are truly the best chocolate chip cookie ever.
Love chocolate chip cookies as much as we do? Be sure to make these Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies, too!
The DoubleTree hotel chain is known for greeting their guests with the most amazing chocolate chip cookies. In fact, they bake over 30 million of these cookies every single year! But since their introduction in 1986, Hilton has kept the signature recipe secret. Until recently!
The hotel finally made their famous Doubletree cookie recipe public, so instead of making copycat recipes, I immediately made their authentic recipe to see if they would turn out…and they definitely did!
Have you ever had DoubleTree chocolate chip cookies? You’d know if you did, because they’re pretty unforgettable. With a gazillion chocolate chip cookie recipes in existence, what could possibly make DoubleTree cookies so notable, though? Let’s break it down!
What’s So Special About DoubleTree Cookies
- For starters, they’re big! Each cookie uses about 3 tablespoons of dough, so nobody feels cheated by just having one.
- There’s a lot of butter, so these are extra flavorful.
- A bit of lemon juice is added to the dough, which makes the cookies loftier and chewier.
- A pinch of cinnamon is included, but it’s just enough to take the cookies up a level.
- Old fashioned rolled oats are added for texture and flavor.
- Walnuts lend a great nutty flavor and balance out the sweetness from the sugar and chocolate.
- The dough freezes beautifully and you can bake right from frozen portions, no need to thaw first.
How to Make Their DoubleTree Cookie Recipe
Here’s a quick breakdown of how to make these cookies. (See below for the complete printable recipe.)
- Cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar for a couple minutes.
- Add in eggs, vanilla, and lemon juice, blending on low speed for 30 seconds, then medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy, scraping down the bowl.
- With mixer on low speed, add flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, blending for about 45 seconds. Don’t overmix.
- Remove bowl from mixer and stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Portion dough with a scoop (about 3 tablespoons – yep, big!) onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, 2 inches apart.
- Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for 20-23 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and center is still soft.
- Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets for about 1 hour.
Recipe Notes
- If your cookies end up hard, it’s probably due to baking too long or at a higher temperature than the recipe calls for (300 degrees F is not a typo!) It could also be because your ingredients weren’t fresh or you didn’t measure your flour properly – make sure you spoon and level.
- If your cookies are flat, it could be that your butter was too soft or even the slightest bit melted before adding it to the dough. If the dough seems overly soft, refrigerate it for about 20 minutes before baking. Living in a high altitude area can also have an effect.
- How many calories in a Doubletree chocolate chip cookie: 1 cookie has 319 calories.
How Long Do Doubletree Cookies Last?
Baked cookies are best eaten within 3 days. To keep the cookies soft after baking, make sure they cool completely and then transfer them to an airtight container and store at room temperature.
How to Freeze DoubleTree Cookies: you can freeze the unbaked cookies, and there’s no need to thaw first before baking.
To Freeze: Portion out the cookie dough into balls onto a large baking sheet and freeze for a few hours until solid, then transfer the frozen cookie dough balls to a freezer-safe plastic bag or airtight container for up to 2 months. Bake right from the freezer.
To Bake: Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. and place frozen cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake according to recipes directions until the edges are golden brown and center is still soft (adding an extra 1-2 minutes, if necessary.)
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DoubleTree Cookies (Famous Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter , softened
- 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- pinch of ground cinnamon
- 2 2/3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 3/4 cups chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and both sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and lemon juice, blending with mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, then medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy, scraping down the bowl.
- With mixer on low speed, add flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, blending for about 45 seconds. Don’t overmix.
- Remove bowl from mixer and stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Portion dough with a scoop (about 3 tablespoons) onto lined baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
- (If the dough seems overly soft, refrigerate it for about 20 minutes before baking.)
- Bake for 20-23 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and center is still soft.
- Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet for about 1 hour.
- Serve with a cold glass of milk and enjoy!
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Followed recipe to a T… The best cookie I have ever tasted. Even took the neighbors some. So easy to make. Texture is spot on and soft and chewy.
It is so delicious! If I cut halves all of in this recipes. How much long do I need to bake?
Omg these cookies! I was skeptical about the lemon juice – never seen that in a CCC before, but I followed the recipe to a T. These are THE BEST.
Great recipe!
This recipe is wonderful as is! They come out great and flavorful. They usually come out a little flatter and chewy.
So I make a few changes for mine and my families preferences, we like them fluffy and almost half baked. Extra soft. So I add 2 extra table spoons of flour, blend the oats into a powder, and I bake them at 325° after chilling the dough. They come out extra perfect for us this way! I’ve been using this recipe for years!
I also add in an extra 1/3 cup mini chips because… more chocolate never hurts lol.
This is really a great idea. We like ours fluffier as well.
These sound scrumptious! How long do you bake them for?
OMG so easy and so yummy. They won’t last 10 minutes at my house!! Making some to hide in freezer. THANK YOU!
These were so easy to make and So GOOD!!!
So delicious!!! These yummy cookies were so much easier to make than I thought. I’ve always loved eating these at the hotel and am glad to be able to make them myself. I do love tweaking the recipe to make it a little healthier so I substituted the sugars for Coconut sugar, the chocolate chips for bitter-sweet ones, and the flour for a Gluten Free flour. Hope this helps! :)
I typically am not a chocolate chip cookie fan, however I love these cookies. My husband said these were the best cookies he’s ever had!
Literally the best chocolate chip cookies. I will never make them any other way again! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us!
Best cookies ever indeed! LOVED them – thank you so much!
I love this recipe, I add 1/2 block of soften cream cheese
Very good…
I’ve actually never been to a doubletree hotel, but was intrigued by this recipe. Absolutely the best chocolate chip cookies ever – thank you so much for posting this!
We haven’t been able to travel at all for almost 2 years now and I was so excited to find this recipe. These really are the best cookies ever! Thank you!
Does it matter whether using salted or unsalted or a combination of the two butters?
We prefer unsalted so the cookies aren’t overly salty. If you do use salted butter, I would cut back (or omit) the teaspoon of salt listed.
I made these cookies for a baby shower and everyone wants the recipe! SO GOOD!
Can you make them smaller and just adjust the baking time
Hi Kay! We haven’t tried it, but can’t see why not.
I just ate my first (maybe second?) who’s counting. They are amazing. This will be my go-to chocolate chip cookie from now on. Thank you.
This recipe is amazing! We LOVED it!
These were absolutely delicious!
I’ve made these 5 or 6 times now, and they come our perfect every time! Everyone you know will beg for the recipe. Itd the perfect cookie recipe- Solid 10 out of 10!
Didn’t make them but my friend did! Delicious, and I’m picky about cookies!
Is there a way to leave the nuts out of this recipe
Yes, just leave them out.
The cookie recipe is excellent. Will be making them again and again!
This cookies are amazing, i’ve made them 3 times in less than a month <3 thanks for sharing
This was my first time baking cookies from scratch. My husband was super excited for these cookies and he was not disappointed! I followed the recipe as written. I loved the guide of how much time should be spent on mixing in order to not over mix the batter. I used a food scale for measurements and would have preferred to have most of the ingredients listed in grams. This recipe will definitely be my go-to for chocolate cookies.