Best Bites: Good Fortune Cookies
By Donna Erickson
Good Fortune (Cookies) Ahead
Don't put away your holiday baking supplies yet. Start 2026 with your own homemade fortune cookies complete with a special message or prediction hidden inside. They're fun party favors for a New Year's celebration or a unique dessert for a weekend meal.
PHOTO CREDIT: Photo by Amy Anderson
For 6-8 cookies, you will need:
1/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 egg white at room temperature
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 teaspoon water
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
In medium bowl, combine sifted flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt. Stir in oil. Add egg white, vanilla and water and stir until smooth.
Pour 1 tablespoon of the batter onto a greased baking sheet. Spread with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon to form a 3-4 inch circle. Make 2 more rounds of dough on the sheet, although I suggest you bake one at a time at first until you get the hang of the folding technique which follows.
Bake about 10-12 minutes or until cookie turns a light brown color.
While you wait, let your kids be "writers" and compose lines for 21/2 by 1/2-inch strips of paper.
When the cookie is done, an adult should remove it from the oven. Quickly loosen cookie with a spatula and place on a clean kitchen towel. Set a fortune strip across the center with an end hanging out the side. Wearing potholders, fold the cookie in half to make a semi circle with the curved edge upward. Press edge together for a few seconds until it seals.
While the cookie is still pliable, immediately grasp the pointed ends of cookie with both hands and pull them together to crease. At this point it should be cool enough for your child to hold in place for about 20-30 seconds until the cookie is crisp and keeps its final "fortune cookie" shape.
Set cookies in mini muffin tins to hold their shape until completely cool. Store in airtight container.
TIPS: Use 1/3 cup batter for each cookie and bake for 2-3 minutes longer to create giant fortune cookies.
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