Everything But The Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed (i used light and dark brown sugar)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 3 cups oats (i used 1 cup quick oats & 2 cups old fashioned oats)
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1 (5 ounce) bag dried mixed berries (mine contained cherries and blueberries)
• 1/2 cup banana chips, crushed (optional) or 1 mashed banana (optional)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped fine

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• 4 add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and allspice; mix well.
• 5 add oats, raisins, dried berries, banana chips, chocolate chips, and pecans. mix well.
• 6 drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 7 bake 10 to 15 minutes.
• 8 cool cookies for one minute on the cookie sheet.
• 9 remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 10 makes about 20 cookies.