Doubletree Hotel's Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cuprolled oats
• 2 1/4 cupsflour
• 1 1/2 teaspoonsbaking soda
• 1 teaspoonsalt
• 1/4 teaspooncinnamon
• 1 cupbutter, softened (No Substitutes!)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cupgranulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoonlemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped macadamia nuts

Preparation

Step 1

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).