Homemade Fortune Cookie Recipe - Video Tutorial (2024)

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These custom fortune cookies are perfect for the Chinese New Year or anything else you can think of! Easy to make with a subtle flavor and a great crunch.

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How I created this Fortune Cookie Recipe

I love fortune cookies – seriously the best part of Chinese take out is the fortune cookies. But I have a large family and they rarely deliver enough cookies so I tend to go without.

There is just something about thin crisp slightly sweet cookies that I love. So making my own fortune cookies has been on my list forever!

I used my Waffle Cone recipe as the base – to make it easier to spread and add a crispness to the recipe I added more melted butter. I also added a little almond extract for a slight almond flavor.

There is a little work involved as you need to spread out the batter to the right size to get the thinness right. And then of course shaping the cookies, but it goes quickly.

Just take me to the Homemade Fortune Cookie Recipe already!

If you’d rather skip my tips and tricks for custom fortune cookies, along with links to other related recipes and get straight to these delicious fortune cookies – simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.

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Tips to Make the Perfect Custom Fortune Cookie

– I tried baking on both a silpat mat and parchment paper. The wet batter caused the parchment paper to warp a little so the bake was a little uneven and I didn’t love it so I recommend the silpat mats

– Use a #60 cookie scoop – 1 Tbsp – so all the cookies are the same size. Use the back of a spoon to spread the batter out as evenly as possible to a 3 inch circle.

– Oven’s don’t bake evenly so I turned the cookie sheet halfway through, 4 mins and 4 mins.

– 30 seconds can make a huge difference with these cookies – being underdone or overdone, so consider baking just 1 or 2 at a time until you find the best time frame for you.

– The cookies cool quickly so you need to shape them semi quickly so I don’t recommend baking more than 6 at a time. In fact I’d say start with 4 at a time until you feel a good rhythm.

– Use a glass cup to help shape the cookies. You can see how I did this in the video down below (it’s easier to see than to explain well).

– Place the folded cookies into a muffin tin to hold the shape while they cool (it won’t take long).

To make these Fortune Cookies you’ll need

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Are Fortune Cookies Chinese?

ACTUALLY the history of fortune cookies is from Japan! Who knew! They were served at Japanese temples and had random fortunes in them (although the fortunes were wedged in the fold of the cookie vs the hollow inside.).

The original cookies were a little larger and darker than the current version. They were made with sesame and miso, so the flavor was also a little different.

During world war 2 when the Japanese Americans were put into internment camps the production of the fortune cookies were then taken over by Chinese Americans. And that’s when it seems to have switched over to being known as a Chinese treat.

They used to be made by hand but once the fortune cookie machine was created it the cookies dropped in price and were an easy novelty to add at the end of Chinese meals.

Homemade Fortune Cookie Recipe

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Fortune Cookie

Perfect for Chinese new year, or a fun valentine it's easy to make these homemade fortune cookies. Nice subtle flavor and a great crunch; these will be a huge hit!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes

Total Time: 18 minutes minutes

Servings: 36 cookies

Calories: 59kcal

Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

  • 1 C sugar
  • 4 lrg egg whites
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 8 Tbsp butter
  • 1 C flour
  • 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch paper fortunes

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Instructions

  • Whisk the sugar and egg whites until smooth, breaking up the egg whites

  • Add everything else and whisk smooth

  • Scoop 1 Tbsp onto cookie sheet and spread out with the back of spoon and spread to about 3 inches wide

  • Bake 350 8 mins (consider turning half way through)

  • Working quickly while the cookies are warm flip the cookie over, place the paper fortune in the center.

  • Fold the cookie in half and shape using the edge of a cup

  • Place into a muffin tin to hold the shape and let cool

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Nutrition

Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg

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Homemade Fortune Cookie Recipe - Video Tutorial (2024)

FAQs

How to make custom fortune cookies? ›

Tips for Making Custom Fortune Cookies

Print (or write) your own fortunes and cut them into thin rectangle shapes before you start making the batter. Once the cookies are baked you only have a few seconds to get the fortunes stuffed inside and the cookies folded before they set and harden.

What are the rules of fortune cookies? ›

THE instructions on the red wrapper are very explicit: (1) Open the packaging. (2) Use both hands to break open the fortune cookie. (3) Retrieve and read the fortune. (4) Eat the cookie.

How rare is it to not get a fortune in a fortune cookie? ›

Therefore, in my experience, the probability is less than 1 in 8640 of a cookie with no fortune.

How do they get paper inside fortune cookies? ›

Answer. The cookies are baked as flat circles. After they are removed from the oven, slips of paper are folded inside while the cookies are still warm and flexible. As the fortune cookies cool, they harden into shape.

How long can you store homemade fortune cookies? ›

Making the cookies requires a bit of practice and quick fingers, but it's a fun project. Take care, as the cookies must be shaped when hot. Recipe note: The baked cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 weeks or frozen for several months.

What country did fortune cookies originate from? ›

Fortune cookies, Yasuko Nakamachi says, are almost certainly originally from Japan. Her prime pieces of evidence are the centuries-old small family bakeries making obscure fortune cookie-shaped crackers by hand near a temple outside Kyoto.

What do fortune cookies symbolize? ›

In China fortune cookies are referred to in many terms such as “good luck cookie”, “cookie with fortune words” and “good luck biscuit etc. Fortune cookies are a bit different than regular confectionery because they are not just meant for eating but also have significance. They often symbolize luck, fate and wisdom.

What does an empty fortune cookie mean? ›

7) if there is no fortune in a fortune cookie, it is a sign that something good will happen to you soon. And by chance, if you've ever had a cookie that contained 2 fortunes, they cancel each other out and you grab another cookie and that fortune will come true.

What does it mean when your fortune cookie is empty? ›

The second is that your fortune is a blank slate. You are in control of your own future and are able to take the reins and make what you want to happen, happen. You have everything you need to move forward and bring in good energy. Although it may be a little less fun, no fortune is nothing to worry about.

Are you supposed to eat the whole fortune cookie before reading the fortune? ›

“Some people read the fortune and then eat the cookie, but I have to eat the whole cookie before I can read the fortune,” Luman said. “It”s just a family superstition. The fortune won”t work unless you do it that way.”

What happens if you rip a fortune from a fortune cookie? ›

If you tear your fortune, it will not come true. 3.) If there is no fortune in a fortune cookie, it is a sign that something good will happen to you soon. (Because the fortune-cookie-fairy owes you one fortune.)

Are fortune cookies from China or Japan? ›

The latest history of the fortune cookie is that it originated in Japan. A wood block image from 1878 shows what seems to be a Japanese street vendor grilling, fortune cookies. They can still be found in certain districts of Kyoto Japan, but are larger and darker than the fortune cookie we are familiar with.

What are the lucky numbers for fortune cookies? ›

The six numbers in FORTUNE COOKIES associated with the most winners are: 4, 14, 15, 22, 26 and 28.

Who creates the fortunes in fortune cookies? ›

A fortune cookie writer composes the words printed on the slips of paper contained inside of fortune cookies. Restaurant patrons often receive fortune cookies when they dine in or order takeout from a Chinese restaurant. Fortune cookie writers also develop ideas for the printed sayings and revise them.

Who makes the fortunes for fortune cookies? ›

Donald Lau has worked for Wonton Foods since the 1980s, when it was just a small noodle company in Chinatown; as the organization grew and production increased, he took over writing the fortunes for the cookies.

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