DoubleTree Cookie recipe: A step-by-step guide to making the famous Hilton chocolate chip cookies at home
Discover the best chocolate chip cookie recipe — straight from our very own DoubleTree by Hilton hotels.
By Leanne Philip | July 20, 2022 (Updated January 7, 2026)
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The DoubleTree by Hilton chocolate chip cookie
The DoubleTree by Hilton chocolate chip cookie
What do you get when you combine flour, eggs, butter, milk, and chocolate chips? A recipe for success. You might be thinking, “aren’t those just the basic ingredients for a chocolate chip cookie?” Well, yes and no. It’s true, those are the ingredients you need to make a chocolate chip cookie. However, they’re also the elements (plus a few other surprises) needed to make the famous DoubleTree by Hilton chocolate chip cookie, cult-favorite sweet treat and snack of choice for more than 25 million people each year. Since 1986, DoubleTree hotels and resorts around the world have been giving guests a literal warm welcome through these delectable chocolate chip cookies — baked fresh daily and bursting with sweet chocolate morsels, antioxidant-boosting oats, and lemon juice, and heart-healthy nuts. See, they’re practically a health food.
Our recipe for success
Follow along as Chris Calhoun, award-winning executive chef at Desmond Hotel Malvern, a DoubleTree by Hilton shows you how to make the iconic DoubleTree by Hilton cookie.
Watch NowSo delicious, it’s out of this world
On National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day in 2023, DoubleTree by Hilton introduced an allergy-friendly version of the chocolate chip cookie so more guests can enjoy the brand’s signature welcome treat. Made in collaboration with Partake Foods, the soft-baked allergy-friendly version is also gluten-free, non-GMO, and vegan. Oh, and did we mention these cookies have been to space? DoubleTree by Hilton partnered with Zero G Kitchen, the creator of appliances for microgravity use in long-duration space flights, and Nanoracks (now part of Voyager Space), a global leader in commercial space exploration to help develop an oven suitable for space travel. After several days of experimentation, astronauts aboard the International Space Station were finally able to bake up a batch of their own in 2019, earning its place in space history. So, channel your fellow spacemen and women and learn how to bake the DoubleTree by Hilton cookie yourself. It’ll be a mouthwatering experience that’s out of this world. Happy baking!
The DoubleTree by Hilton chocolate chip cookie recipe:
(Makes 26 cookies)
Ingredients
½ pound butter, softened (2 sticks)
¾ cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch cinnamon
1 ¾ cups chopped walnuts (feel free to omit if allergic)
2 ⅔ cups Nestle Tollhouse semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preparation
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar 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 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 chocolate chips and walnuts.
Portion dough with a scoop (about 3 tablespoons) onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 20 to 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.
Note: You can freeze the unbaked cookies and bake them straight from the freezer. Simply preheat your oven to 300°F and place the frozen cookies on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 23 minutes, and then check. The cookies are done when the edges are golden brown, and the center is still soft.
Leanne Philip
Leanne Philip is the senior manager of editorial strategy at Hilton. An avid traveler, she has written for numerous print and digital platforms, including Travel + Leisure, TripAdvisor, The Atlantan, and Barneys New York. These days Leanne is adding a family-friendly lens to her travels — sharing her love of exploring new cultures and destinations with her daughter through itineraries to Rome, Zurich, London, and more.
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