Garbage Cookies

(Makes 2 dozen-ish)

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt (a pinch more if you use unsalted butter)

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup (2 sticks) room temperature butter... really soft!

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (NOT instant)

one cup each of all/some of these:

semi sweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, nuts, raisins, or craisins (or whatever you desire!)

Preheat oven to 375 and line/grease two cookie sheets. Whisk together flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside

Stir together butter and sugars till well-mixed in a LARGE bowl! Whisk in vanilla and eggs. Add flour mixture, stir until combined.

Add oatmeal and any other items you chose (I used almonds, coconut, cranberries and chocolate chips for this batch).

Mix until combined with your hands. Mom says "Mixing by hand is the only viable options. I've broken a couple of wooden spoons..., and several lightweight hand blenders on this recipe"

Roll into large-ish balls, a few tablespoons per cookie.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, rotating and switching pans half way through, until the tops and edges begin to brown.