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COMFORT COOKIES

2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

Â¾ cup white sugar

2 large eggs, slightly beaten

Â½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2Â¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1Â½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

1Â½ cups butterscotch chips

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 325Â°F. Cream the butter and sugars together by hand or with an electric mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat until fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this to the butter mixture and stir or mix well. Stir in the chips and walnuts. Drop golf-ball-size portions onto a nongreased cookie sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. They should be golden brown. Use the longer time for a crisper cookie. Cool on brown paper or racks. Makes 2 dozen cookies.

You can substitute the chips and walnuts with whatever comforts you or your family and friends enjoyâother chip varieties (they now have Reese's and M&M chips), raisins, other kinds of chopped nuts. These cookies are especially comforting when they're still warm and the chips haven't hardened. This is a variation of Kyra Alex's extremely comforting chocolate-chip-
cookie recipe, again from Lily's CafÃ© in Stonington, Maine.

Note on recipes:
Substitutions can always be made: Egg Beaters, margarine, low-fat mayonnaise, and 1 percent, 2 percent, or skim milk, for example.

Acknowledgments

My thanks to Ethel and Stanley Clifford for all their help, and for answering what often must have seemed like extremely odd questions. I'm particularly grateful to Stan for supplying the proper termâa
no'theaster
âto describe that fierce storm; I'll never say
nor'easter
again. Thanks also to Paul and Corinne Sewall for the information pertaining to life as a fisherman and Paul's insider information on how to win a Wacky Rowboat race. Thank you, Hubert Billings, for setting me straight on the moose lottery and some other things. Once again, Dr. Robert DeMartino supplied medical information, and culinary expertise was provided by Kyra Alex, Lily's CafÃ©, Stonington, Maine. And, as always, special thanks to my editor, Jennifer Sawyer Fisher, and agent nonpareil, Faith Hamlin. Finally, a special bow to the Sunshine Dance Club.

About the Author

K
ATHERINE
H
ALL
P
AGE
is the author of twelve previous Faith Fairchild mysteries. Her first book in the series,
The Body in the Belfry,
received the Agatha Award for best first mystery novel. She lives with her husband and son in Massachusetts. You can visit her website at
www.katherinehallpage.com.

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Praise
for
Katherine Hall Page's
FAITH FAIRCHILD MYSTERIES

“[Page's] young sleuth is a charmer.”

New York Times Book Review

“Katherine Hall Page has found a great recipe for delicious mysteries: take charming characters, mix with ingenious plots, season with humor.”

Nancy Pickard

“An expert at the puzzle mystery.”

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

“The author writes with grace and gentle wit, expertly weaving all her material together into a satisfying whole (and throwing in a few tempting Down East recipes as well).”

Denver Post

“Forget about your diet. It's time you sampled this author's marvelous treats.”

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“Skillful sleuthingâ¦Bon appetit.”

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Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE BODY IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
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EPub Edition Â© August 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-186491-9

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