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January 16, 2020 By Brandy 15 Comments

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Homemade Fortune Cookies Recipe (Video)

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Make your own fortune cookies at home. The best part is that you can customize the fortunes inside. Bonus: homemade fortune cookies taste better than store bought cookies! This post contains affiliate links.

Make a batch of our fortune cookies and serve with one of our homemade Chinese food recipes! We have recipes for chicken chow mein, egg rolls and more!

Watch our step by step video!

We first started making our own fortune cookies in 2010. I made about a dozen batches that year and gave them as gifts to the kids’ teachers, and we (of course) enjoyed a few batches for ourselves. We also made ice cream bowls out of the fortune cookie batter and they were SO good! The kids gobbled them right up. I love almond extract which is why I think I love this recipe so much. It has the perfect amount. These cookies are crispy, sweet, and have a wonderfully light texture.

homemade fortune cookies on white serving platter

Tips for Baking Fortune Cookies

  1. You can use baking sheets lined in silpat, parchment paper or non stick baking sheets. We’ve found the easiest method is to LIGHTLY spray non stick cooking spray onto a baking sheet. Don’t use too much spray or your cookies will lose their shape, but a light coating helps them come right off.
  2. Only bake 2-3 cookies at a time. You have to work while the cookies are hot, and they cool down pretty quickly. So only bake 2-3 cookies at a time. While you are forming them into shapes you can have another sheet of cookies baking in the oven.
  3. Check the cookies at 5 minutes. If the edges are golden, they are just about done. You can see the color you are looking for in my photos. Darker on the edges, lighter inside. If your cookies are too dark they will crumble instead of bending into the correct shape.
  4. Check out our video to help you learn how to fold a fortune cookie. It’s pretty simple!

We’ve made these about a dozen times over the years and they are always a hit. My favorite is when the kids write their own fortunes inside and give them as Valentine’s Day gifts to their teachers. Their cute handwriting really sets them apart. If you’d like to take these up a notch, try dipping them in white chocolate!

fortune cookie on platter with fortune sticking out

Homemade Fortune Cookies

Homemade Fortune Cookies

Make your own fortune cookies at home. The best part is that you can customize the fortunes inside. Bonus: homemade fortune cookies taste better than store bought cookies!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 10 cookies
Calories: 25kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. water
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  • Set oven to 400F degrees.
  • Beat egg whites until frothy peaks form.
  • Add flour, sugar, and almond extract.
  • Whisk until completely incorporated.
  • Stir in water.
  • LIGHTLY spray a baking sheet with non stick cooking spray.
  • Pour a small amount (1T.) onto baking sheet. Spread into a 4" or 5" circle.
    spreading fortune cookie batter
  • Make 2 -3 circles per baking sheet. Baking in small batches helps ensure that you can shape the cookies before they harden and cool.
  • Bake for 5 minutes, or until edges start to brown.
    2 baked fortune cookies flat on baking sheet
  • Working fast, quickly remove one cookie from the baking sheet and place a paper fortune across the center. Bring two sides of the cookie together (to form a semi circle) then bend the cookie (on the fold) over the edge of a cup to create the fortune cookie shape.
    hands folding fortune cookies
  • I like using a small ramekin to form the cookie, then I place the cookie inside the ramekin while it cools.
  • Repeat for remaining cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 25kcal
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  1. JHill says

    January 16, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    So cute! I am going to bookmark this one because we are going to do a yummy Chinese meal on V-day since it’s also Chinese New Year’s. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    January 18, 2010 at 3:35 am

    We did a Chinese New Year Family Home Evening last year with food and games and such and I tried fortune cookies but the paper ended up sticking to the cookie. I’m not sure if it was the recipe or perhaps I didn’t bake it quite long enough. I’ll definitely have to try this recipe and hopefully it works a little better. Thanks for the link!

    Reply
    • Gwen says

      May 3, 2021 at 10:53 pm

      I ran into that too the first time I tried this recipe. But I tried reducing the temperature to 375F and baking for 8 minutes and it got more even bake all the way to the center and fixed the sticking issue for me!

      Reply
  3. Steph @ somewhatsimple says

    January 20, 2010 at 3:27 am

    i have been wanting to make these forever now!

    Reply
  4. [email protected] for tots says

    January 28, 2010 at 5:46 am

    Delicious!! Yummy!!

    Thank you for sharing at Thursday’s Treasures!

    Come share again this week!

    Reply
  5. Kalleen at Second Street says

    January 7, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Thanks for linking up so many great ideas brandy!

    Reply
  6. Leslie Germain says

    March 14, 2013 at 1:45 am

    Hello Brandy. Thand you for posting this fun idea. I found your blog through a pin for the fortune cookies. I made these for my son’s Ninjago party. Thank you. The party will be featured on my blog tomorrow with a link to your page. If you have a chance, stop by and check it out.
    Leslie
    http://www.thememorynest.blogspot.com

    Reply
  7. Kay says

    June 13, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    How long will these stay fresh?

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    • Brandy says

      June 15, 2021 at 9:18 am

      Because they are homemade, they will start to soften around day 3. Best eaten within a couple of days. If you’re looking for cookies that snap when you break them open they are best fresh.

      Reply
  8. Lora says

    August 9, 2021 at 10:47 am

    Thinking of making these for a wedding as seating cards. We would need a lot of them. Can they be frozen once cooked and shaped? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      August 9, 2021 at 9:59 pm

      Hi Lora! How exciting! Honestly, I’m not sure I’d use homemade fortune cookies for a giant crowd. They are fun to make, but time consuming, and after a day, begin to soften a little. I’m just not sure they’d stay crispy after being frozen.

      Reply
  9. Jenni says

    October 31, 2022 at 11:38 am

    Just made these this morning. Yum! And fun! I found that using silicon baking sheets was easiest for getting them off the pan and making them round. For some reason when I sprayed the pan, the shape was weird and they were still hard to get off.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 1, 2022 at 1:35 pm

      Yay! They can be a little tricky so I’m glad you found a system that worked best!

      Reply
  10. Kelly says

    December 29, 2022 at 11:43 am

    Hi Brandy,
    I would love to make these but I don’t know how much 1/2 cup is. Could you tell me how much that is in grams? As I am from The Netherlands 🤗
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 29, 2022 at 12:49 pm

      65 grams flour
      108 grams sugar

      Reply

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