Everything and Anything Cookie

     This is just one of those cookies that will be different every time you make it.  I came up with this so I could make whatever I wanted to based on my mood at the time.  In the summer, fresh fruits would work nice and in the fall; nuts, winter; dried fruits and in the spring; bunnies..no wait, don't do that. 
    
1 cup of butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups of anything you like  -  I did 2 cups pretzels, 1 cup of chocolate chips, 1/2 cup of coconut macaroons, 1/2 cup of apple cookies, 1/2 cup each mini M&Ms and chopped peanut butter cups for the picture.  You can add as little or as many ingredients as long as it's 5 cups.  Try dried fruit, coconut, nuts, candy bars, chopped Girl Scout cookies...anything.  You can even pretend it's healthy and put in oats, sunflower seeds, raisins, tofu...yech, don't use tofu, please.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and both sugars together.  Add vanilla and eggs and beat until light and fluffy.  

In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add to light and fluffy mixture, slowly, while beating.

Add your 5 cups of goodies and stir by hand until completely mixed.  Shape 1/4 cupfuls of dough (I used an ice cream scoop), roll into balls and put on an ungreased or silicon lined baking pan.  

Bake 12-17 minutes until golden brown.  Let cool for a minute then move to rack to cool.