DAD'S KITCHEN SINK COOKIES

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Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup Unsalted Butter
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
2 Large Egg
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2.5 cups Old-Fashioned Oats, pulverized in a blender for 30 sec. until smooth
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 cup M&Ms
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup Dried Cranberries
1 cup Chopped Dried Apricots

Steps:

Heat oven to 375 degF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large stand mixer, cream together the butter and both sugars for 2 to 3 minutes, until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula in between additions. Add the vanilla and mix to incorporate.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, pulverized oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix everything together. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 2 batches, mixing on low speed to incorporate.
Add the M&Ms, chocolate chips, dried cranberries and dried apricots, and mix by hand for a few seconds until just incorporated (use some elbow grease).
Using a medium-size cookie scoop, scoop 12 balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, depending on how chewy you want your cookies.
Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Repeat process with the remaining dough. Freeze cookies as needed so you always have some on hand.