Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2012

My first batch I made very thin and pulled out 1 minute before time was up - afraid of burning. I couldn't get them shaped in time. But they taste delish! The second batch I made slightly thicker and baked for 8 min at 375. They formed nicely but probably won't be crispy. Got to get the third batch now...Great recipe. Definitely use the tip to place the cookies in a muffin tin to hold their shape. You will soon get into a rhythm when doing these.

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KathyBarbieri

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2012

Took me about 15 cookies to get the hang of folding them, but then they turned out great (and the broken scraps provided good snacks for my household to keep them away from the folded ones). I found I folded slowly and it was easier to do batches of 3 cookies at once, rotating on two pans.

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PeregrineSkye

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2012

Great recipe! It's kind of difficult to work with if you don't have enough training, but it could be me.

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WiredOuka

Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2011

***For shaping*** I used a big Crayola marker to help me for the first fold, press, wait a few seconds and remove marker, and bring corners in. Easy! As one user suggested, place cookie in a muffin tin for cooling to keep it's shape. Very yummy too. I used this for a girls slumber party. Each girl wrote a nice message and exchanged the cookies. Nice recipe.

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freckles

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2011

I thought these were terrible to work with. I am trying another recipe that an asian chef posted. I have made fortune cookies in the past, no problem, but don't have the recipe I used.

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PerriEllen

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2011

I made these for my son's kindergarten class for international week & put kid jokes inside. They were such a big hit that I decided to also make them for teacher appreciation with an encouraging quote for the teachers. Yes, it is time-consuming & yes it will take you 1-3 cookies to figure it how to get the cookie just right. That said - This is a great recipe. My husband said they were the best fortune cookies he had ever eaten. I completely agree with previous reviewers about using cotton gloves to shape the cookies. I suggest reading some previous reviews for other helpful hints. I used the 'draping the cookie over a bowl' to maintain the bend in the cookie & found it very useful. One last thing - i suggest putting the paper in while you fold the cookie. The other way is just too frustrating.

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memphismomof3

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2010

I have made fortune cookies before, and they always taste better than those you get in the restaurant. This recipe was very good. Since I didn't have cream on hand, I substituted buttermilk with no adverse effect on the flavor. I found it easier to laminate the fortunes (or cover them with clear contact) and then wrap them inside the cookies rather than trying to thread them through afterward. It also helps to have an empty egg carton available to hold the fortunes after folding so they don't lose their shape while cooling.

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Mama Cass

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2009

Don't underbake the cookies or they will tear during shaping. To shape: Wear cotton gloves. Using a wide spatula, remove one cookie at a time from the oven and flip into your gloved hand. Place and hold one fortune paper in the center of the cookie and quickly fold the cookie in half. Grasp the ends of the cookie and draw it gently down over the edge of the straight-sided pan or bowl to get that "fortune-cookie" curve. (The slit in the cookie will be facing up as you shape the cookie over the pan.) Place the cookie, ends down, in one of the muffin pan cups to cool. This will help them hold their shape while cooling. If the cookie hardens too fast, return it to the oven for about 1 minute to make it more bendable. Repeat for remaining batter, using a cold, well-greased baking sheet for each batch.

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Kateriee

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2009

These were fun to make and great! I made a few too thick and they were like actual cookie consistency... fat and fluffy. You have to make them very thin. Also, some were soft in the middle and well done on the edge.... not sure how to fix this. Overall, they were great! A keeper.

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Julie W

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009

This recipe was easy and resulted in great tasting cookies. My daughter took them to school for her birthday treats. It was a huge success with her 4h grade classmates.

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