Fortune Cookies

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A great range of free fun to bake Fortune Cookies for you to make at home.

Bake your own Fortune Cookies, instead of buying. It takes a little practice but by the time you are finished the first batch, you will be producing fabulous fortune cookies.

Neil and Tina have tried all the recipes here. Neither of them are professional cooks nor chefs and so if the recipes worked for them, they are sure to work for you at home too.

Read Neil and Tina's Tips on how to make fortune cookies, before you start.

Be prepared and ensure the sayings are cut out and ready to go inside.

The recipe below uses some unusual ingredients.

Tea Fortune Cookie Recipe

Ingredients
    sayings, cut up and ready to insert.
    3 egg whites
    ¾ cup sugar
    pinch salt
    ½ cup butter - melted
    ¼ tsp vanilla extract
    1 cup flour (plain flour)
    1 tbsp instant tea powder
    2 tbsp water

Method
Pre-heat Oven to moderate 350^oF (180^oC).

Place egg whites in a medium bowl and beat until just frothy.

Add other ingredients mixing well after each addition.

Mix until a smooth consistency.

Chill for about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile draw three 3.5 inch (8 cm) circles on a sheet of baking paper.

Line oven tray with the baking paper.

Then using a flat-bladed knife/spatula (like used for chocolate), spread 1½ level teaspoons of mixture in each circle.

Bake for 5 minutes or until slightly colored around edges.

Take from oven and work quickly.

Remove one cookie at a time from the tray by sliding the flat-bladed knife/spatula under gently.

Place the written fortune on top and fold in half. And then in half again over a blunt-edged object - like a mixing bowl.

Allow to cool and then transfer to a wire rack to cool further.

Other recipes include:-

Chinese Fortune Cookie Recipe - the basic recipe that works well.

Griddle Fortune Cookies - use a hot griddle to cook these cookies.

Basic Fortune Cookies Recipe - general recipe.

Cookie-Cutter Fortune Cookies - an unusual recipe and different from the traditional recipes. Roll out dough and cut out rounds.