Page 235 - A Literary Holiday Cookbook

Makes 10 cookies

“It was a September evening, and not yet seven o’clock, but the day had been a dreary one,
and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city.”
—“The Sign of the Four”

These cookies are just as much an activity as they are a dessert. Use as many kinds of
candy as you want (just make sure they’re small enough to fit inside the cookie). You can
even write sleuth-y fortunes to hide inside, like “An estranged uncle will leave you a large
inheritance” or “A glamorous stranger will ask you for help solving a crime.”

INGREDIENTS

For the Cookies

2 cups flour

½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened

¾ cup sugar
1 egg

2 tablespoons milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Frosting

3 tablespoons milk
2 bags Earl Grey tea

3 cups powdered sugar
¾ cup butter, softened

1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

6 drops black gel food coloring

For the Mystery Contents

10 tablespoons small candies, various kinds (I recommend 2
*
tablespoons each of 5 different varieties. )