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Fortune Cookies I

SUBMITTED BY: Aleta PHOTO BY: poofietomato

"Write your own fortunes and place them in cookies. Great for parties."

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Original recipe yield 1 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 egg white
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a cookie sheet. Write fortunes on strips of paper about 4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Generously grease 2 cookie sheets.
Mix the egg white and vanilla until foamy but not stiff. Sift the flour, salt, and sugar and blend into the egg white mixture.
Place teaspoonfuls of the batter at least 4 inches apart on one of the prepared cookie sheets. Tilt the sheet to move the batter into round shapes about 3 inches in diameter. Be careful to make batter as round and even as possible. Do not make too many, because the cookie have to be really hot to form them and once they cool it is too late. Start with 2 or 3 to a sheet and see how many you can do.
Bake for 5 minutes or until cookie has turned a golden color 1/2 inch wide around the outer edge of the circle. The center will remain pale. While one sheet is baking, prepare the other.
Remove from oven and quickly move cookie with a wide spatula and place upside down on a wooden board. Quickly place the fortune on the cookie, close to the middle and fold the cookie in half. Place the folded edge across the rim of a measuring cup and pull the pointed edges down, one on the inside of the cup and one on the outside. Place folded cookies into the cups of a muffin tin or egg carton to hold their shape until firm.

REVIEWS

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2006 by BABYCAKES291

I absolutely love this recipe, and I have even posted another Fortune Cookie recipe on this... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2003 by AUTMNLILY

I used some of the suggestions from prior reviewers. These cookies actually come out better... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2003 by Kim

I strongly recommend adding 2 tablespoons of butter to the batter or they will stick to the... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2005 by poofietomato

These tasted wonderful! It took a couple of "test batches" before I got the hang of it. 400... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2004 by JENMI

I think that these cookies taste terrific. Now, how they look is another thing! I got a... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2005 by C.V.T.

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C.V.T.
Oct. 29, 2005

After fumbling with two other recipes this week with more ingredients and more complicated procedure and a product I dumped in the trash bin, I was "fortunate" to find this excellent and simple recipe. I'm so glad I didn't give up. I followed it as written and am very pleased with the result. At one point I was struggling to remove the cookies from the sheets so I tried one reviewer's idea about using parchment. I had to remove the cookies from the parchment and bake one more minute directly on the pan but this worked fine. I found it easier though just to omit the parchment and be sure to butter the sheet generously, spread batter evenly so edges were not too thin, and not to let them brown too much. As long as you slide them off the sheet immediately you have plenty of time to do the rest. Be prepared to do two batches. Just as you get the hang of it with the first batch you'll be hooked and will want to keep the fun going! I'm thrilled to have found this because my parents invited us out for a Chinese dinner tomorrow and with some help from the restaurant we plan to use these to announce that our first child is on the way. (Yes, these are good enough to serve as "the real thing".) I hope my comments help. Thank you Aleta!

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After fumbling with two other recipes this week with more ingredients and more complicated... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2007 by chefsazy

These cookies taste wonderful! I added 2T water to the mix and they made perfect thin... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by Jackie

This recipie is terrible. My first batch came out like overly sweetened pancakes. I recommend... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2006 by bintik

I know it is cheating, but if you use butter flavour instead of vanilla, they will taste like... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2004 by Robbie Rice

Had to make changes...Combine 1/4 cup flour, 3 Tbls. sugar, and 1 pinch salt; set aside. Whisk...

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