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Tea Bag Cookies with Printable “Sherlock” Tea Tags and Bonus Recipe

12/28/15 | Cookies, Desserts, Nerdy Recipes, Recipes

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Charming shortbread tea bag cookies, dipped in chocolate, with printable “Sherlock” tea tags.

Charming shortbread tea bag cookies, dipped in chocolate, with printable "Sherlock" tea tags from BakingMischief.com.

Are you ready for the Sherlock winter special? We all have the shows we love, possibly beyond reason. Sherlock is one of mine. The problem with loving this show is that it airs a three-episode season and then goes away for YEARS. The delight of loving it is that every time it comes back, it feels like an event. We aren’t even getting three episodes this time around, just a single 90-minute episode, but it’s Sherlock, so it’s cause for celebration.

We’re celebrating around here by making these Sherlock-themed tea bag cookies. The cookie base is my favorite crumbly, buttery shortbread, covered with melted chocolate and adorned with custom tea tags for a perfect Sherlock dessert. As a bonus, I have a fun extra recipe to use up the scraps so nothing goes to waste! (Scroll down to see!)

Charming shortbread tea bag cookies, dipped in chocolate, with printable "Sherlock" tea tags from BakingMischief.com.

I love this show so much, I broke out my dusty old wacom tablet and created three different tea tags for you to use. Click on each tag to download a printable sheet of the design. Number four will give you a mix of the three.

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British Government/Silver Fox fans, I also made a special tag just for you. <3 <3

Charming shortbread tea bag cookies, dipped in chocolate, with printable "Sherlock" tea tags from BakingMischief.com.

Sherlock Tea Bag Cookies with Printable Tea Tags and Bonus Recipe

Charming shortbread tea bag cookies, dipped in chocolate, with printable “Sherlock” tea tags.
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Course: Dessert
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 30
Calories: 125kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 cup (8oz) unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 cups (280g) all-purposflour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 6-8 oz sweetened baking chocolate
  • Chocolate sprinkles for bonus recipe only

Tags

  • Thread or twine cut into 12-inch pieces
  • Double sided tape or glue stick
  • Printed tea tags downloads available above
  • Printed tea bag stencil optional

Instructions

Cookies

  • Cover two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  • Cream the butter and sugar. Stir in flour and salt, mixing until just combined. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl.
  • Dump dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Wrap and smash into a 1-inch thick disk. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Roll dough out on a piece of floured parchment paper, to 1/4 inch thick. Make sure to flour the top of the dough before rolling it out, so your rolling pin doesn't stick.
  • Cut out rectangles of about 1.75 inches x 2.25 inches. A pizza cutter works great for this!
  • Using the stencil or eyeballing it, cut the two top corners off of each cookie, then use a straw to punch a hole in the cookie for the string.
  • Use a spatula to place cookies on a baking tray 1 inch apart. You can squish and re-roll the scraps to make more cookies, or you can save them and make the bonus recipe below.
  • Refrigerate the cut out dough for 15 minutes. This will help them keep their shape in the oven. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Bake the cookies for 7-9 minutes until lightly golden. If they have formed any air bubbles while baking, gently (and carefully) pat down while the cookies are still warm. Set aside to cool.
  • Once cookies have cooled, in the microwave, melt chocolate in a mug or other deep container. Start with 30 seconds, stir, and continue to microwave and stir in 15-second increments until melted.
  • Dust any stray crumbs from your first cookie and dip until chocolate covers about half of it. Continue with the remaining cookies. When your chocolate gets low, you can sweep the cookies back and forth in the chocolate to help scoop it up the sides of your cookies so that they look uniform. Place on parchment paper and allow to set.
  • Thread string and cut out tea tags. Using double-stick tape or a glue stick, fold and stick sides of paper together. Trim corners if desired. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

This dough should be very easy to work with. If at any time it becomes too soft or sticky, place it back in the fridge for a couple of minutes.
You can use 1 to 1 1/4 cups of chocolate chips instead of baking chocolate and melt in the microwave using the method above, but it's a little harder to get a thin, even layer of chocolate.
When printing the stencil and tea tags, make sure the "Fit to page" option is turned off, otherwise the sizes are going to be off.
Small Batch Information: This recipe cuts in half cleanly. Just replace the 1/8 teaspoon salt with a pinch of salt.
Did you make this recipe?I'd love to see it! Tag @BakingMischief or hashtag it #BakingMischief.

Nutritional Information (Calories are for 30 cookies made with 7 oz chocolate)
Cookies inspired by: As Easy as Apple Pie
Shortbread adapted from: In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita

Bonus Recipe!

Shortbread hedgehog cookies from BakingMischief.com.

If you’re a Sherlock fan, I’m sure you’ve seen one-thousand-and-one of these Martin Freeman hedgehog memes. With your extra dough scraps, why not make your own little hedgehog?

Squish scraps together, divide into 1-ounce pieces and roll into balls (about 1.5 inches each). Shape into teardrops and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Shortbread hedgehog cookies from BakingMischief.com

Bake 12-14 min at 350 degrees F, until the cookie is lightly golden brown. Holding the cookies upside down, dip back halves in chocolate and cover with sprinkles. Dot on eyes and nose with a toothpick. Instant John Watson.

Hedgehog Cookies inspired by: Taste of Home

Hey Sherlock, what do you think of the cookies?

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Charming shortbread tea bag cookies, dipped in chocolate, with printable Sherlock tea tags from BakingMischief.com

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  1. Nanny says

    January 17, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    I have a cousin’s tea every Spring. The teabag cookies are going to be an amazing addition. But I plan on everyone getting their dessert plate with the hedgehog on it. So darling, thanks

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 18, 2018 at 10:04 am

      I love this idea! I hope everyone enjoys them!!

      Reply
  2. Sarah says

    June 1, 2016 at 11:41 am

    I love Sherlock too! I haven’t seen the winter special yet (still), but it is in my Netflix queue. Those tea bag tags are ADORABLE and I totally want to host a tea party/Sherlock marathon now. Did you know they are currently filming the next season?

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      June 2, 2016 at 7:39 am

      Thanks, Sarah!! I’m very excited for the next season. I had totally forgotten that it was filming right now and then someone sent me a set photo of Baby Watson in a pink bunny onesie and I just died. So cute.

      Reply
  3. Zainab says

    December 30, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    My goodness these are so cute! Love that Sherlock is coming back in two days!!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      December 31, 2015 at 3:18 pm

      Thank you! Me too! I’m so glad we are getting it at the same time as the UK this year.

      Reply
  4. Elise says

    December 29, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    I love the tea bag cookies! They seem like they’d make really cute party favors, too. 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      December 29, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      I know, I’ve been wanting to make these for ages! Using them as party favors is a great idea!

      Reply
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