How to Make Fortune Cookies

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Last Updated: May 6, 2021

You may not be psychic but if you can make fortune cookies, that's close enough. Think of how surprised your friends and guests will be to receive a personalized fortune!

Ingredients

2 eggs whites
1/2 teaspoon (2 ½ mL) of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon (2 ½ mL) of almond extract
3 tablespoons (45 mL) of vegetable oil
8 tablespoons (62 ½ grams) of flour
1 1/2 teaspoon (4 grams) of cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon (1 ½ gram) of salt
8 tablespoons (100 grams) of sugar
3 teaspoons (15 mL) of water

Makes 15 fortune cookies

Steps

. The strips should be about 3" (7.6cm) long and 1/2" (1.25cm) wide. Write your fortunes out and then cut the strips. You'll need about 15 fortunes.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Beat the egg white in a bowl. Add vanilla extract, almond extract and vegetable oil.
Stir in the water.
Stir until you have a smooth batter.
, spacing them around 2 or 3 inches (5 - 7.5cm) apart. Tilt the baking sheet back and forth, side to side, until each tablespoon of batter forms into a circle 4 inches (10cm) in diameter.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until the outer half turns to a golden brown color, and they are easy to remove from the baking sheet.
, and flip it over in your hand. Place the fortune in the middle of the cookie.
: fold the cookie in half, then gently pull the edges downward over the rim of a glass or wooden spoon.
or teacup or whatever you think will work best so that it keeps its shape. Continue with the rest of the cookies.
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Do I cook the fortune cookies with the fortune inside? If so, wouldn't the ink come off and be toxic?

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No, you put the fortune papers in whilst the cookies are floppy and warm, shape them when inside, and then leave to cool. Once cooled, they will harden.

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Can I use a toaster oven?

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No, a toaster oven will not bake these cookies thoroughly.

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Do I have to use the almond extract?

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No, you can replace it with vanilla extract instead.

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Tips

Work quickly with the hot cookies. They harden as they cool.

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This recipe makes 15 cookies.

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Use a baking mat on a cold cookie sheet. If you do not have a baking mat, grease the cookie sheet very well. Do not put batter on a warm cookie sheet.

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Wear oven mitts when working with the hot cookies to keep from burning your hands.

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It is not necessarily good for your health to use any industrial paper and ink, as these chemical "ingredients" will be in contact with the food you are about to eat.

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If gloves are difficult to work with try applying duct tape to the pads of your fingers. You may wish to double up. It works great at protecting you from getting burned by repeated exposure to the heat while folding the cookies.

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