Hi everyone! I hope that you enjoy my blog my first blog ever!!! I have decided to start this blog as a way to keep an online scrapbook of sorts for my baking and crafts. Most of the posts will be about baking since I LOVE to bake!!! For my first post, I decided to make these fabulous and delicious fortune cookies. I baked these as favors for a birthday dinner for my sister and I. Hope you enjoy them as much as our guests did!!!
These fortune cookies do not require many ingredients. Most of the items we have laying around in the pantry. All you need is:
- Unsalted Butter
- All-Purpose Flour
- Almond Extract
- Vanilla Extract
- Eggs
- Heavy Cream/Heavy Whipping Cream
- Salt
- Ultra Fine Sugar
- Cocoa
- Pam or any Non-Stick Cooking Spray
- 50 Paper fortunes (I typed them up on my computer and cut them into strips)
You will also need the following equipment:
- Electric Mixer
- Teaspoon Scoop
- Cookie Spatula
- Silpat (not a requirement but makes things a lot easier)
- Cookie Sheet
- Spoon
- Empty Egg Cartons
*Before you start to do anything turn the oven on to 400 degrees!
Combine the egg whites and sugar, and beat on medium speed until frothy, about 30 seconds. I used the whisk attachment on my KitchenAid mixer.
Add the flour, cocoa, and salt, and beat until combined. Add the melted butter, cream, almond extract, and vanilla extract, and beat until combined, about 30 seconds. And it should look like this! Smells yummy already.
I used the teaspoon to scoop out the batter onto my Silpat baking mat fitted in a baking pan, or use a nonstick baking sheet. Prior to this recipe I had no idea what a silpat was, its just a french baking mat ideal for easy removal of these cookies. You can use it for for many other baking endeavors. I got mine at Williams-Sonoma. I then used the back of a spoon to make 4" circles, do this in a circular motion this worked best for me. Only do 3-4 circles if you are doing this alone. You need to work really fast in order to get them all shaped before they begin to stiffen up.
- Then just bake for about 4-5 min until the edges are browned.
- As soon as they are done use a cookie spatula to lift all cookies so they will not stick. You have to work very very quickly because they will harden almost as soon as they are out of the oven.
- Grab your fortune paper and lay it in the middle.
- Begin to roll the cookie into a loose tube.
- Using your index finger, make an indentation in the center of the tube.
- Pinch each end together with your other hand.
- Place the cookie in an empty egg carton to help it keep its shape until it cools completely.
I made a lot of these, it takes a while if you are doing this solo because you cannot do a lot at one time, but it is well worth it!
I made these Chinese take-out boxes from a template I got from K Werner Design. I made the labels from label paper, stamping them with a coffee bean ink and a Thank You stamp. Then I cut them out using a circle whole punch. I added ribbon for a handle and added my cookie to finish it off.
Make these cookies:
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