These cookies were put together during a rare night I got to myself. I needed something sweet and a project to keep me busy.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 sticks butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup pretzel pieces
• 1/2 cup mixed candy(m&m, peanut butter cups, butterscotch bits, etc.)

Directions

1. Mix your flour, salt and baking soda together in a small mixing bowl.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer cream your butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs together till light and fluffy.
3. Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients till well combined.
4. Fold in your mix-ins till evenly combined in your dough.
5. Spoon out your cookies onto a parchment lined baking sheet. About an inch apart.
6. Place a pretzel into the top of each cookie.
7. Put in an oven preheated to 375 for 9 minutes till golden brown.

Ta Da! Garbage cookies!