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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!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword chinese, fortune cookie, new year
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.

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Nutrition

Calories: 25kcal