Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies

This is my grandmother's cookie recipe, which we lovingly call kitchen sink cookies because they have everything but the kitchen sink in them. They are a delicious holiday treat, and do very well when frozen.

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoon butter-flavored extract
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®)
• 0.5 cup candied fruit, cut into small pieces
• 0.5 cup shredded coconut

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine brown sugar, white sugar, margarine, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla extract, and butter flavor; mix well. Add flour and mix well. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, rice cereal, candied fruit, and coconut; cookie dough will be difficult to stir.
3. Drop cookie dough onto baking sheets using spoons or a small ice cream scoop.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and lightly golden, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.