This Homemade Fortune Cookies Recipe is such a lovely thing to make at home. Perfect for when you are enjoying your homemade Chinese food dinners or a delicious treat during the Chinese New Year celebrations. Far simpler to make than you might think this will be such a treat for the whole family.
When we think of Chinese food, often we can go beyond the noodles and dim sum and focus on fortune cookies. What’s not to like? A tasty cookie that tells you something intriguing about the future. We love them. However, while you might choose to buy them you can make your own fortune cookies, and it can be a lot of fun to do.
Creating the fortune cookie shape is probably the most fiddly bit, but it is worth it to see everyone’s faces light up when they read what’s inside ad enjoy the crunchy delicious cookie. A highlight when you visit Chinese restaurants you can now create them at home. A great way to add some fun at home.
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Why You’ll Love This Homemade Fortune Cookies Recipe
- Easy to make – Not as hard as you think to create your own fortune cookies
- Fun for the whole family – everyone will not only love eating them but also reading the personalized fortunes inside.
- Tasty – They taste great. Full of sweet flavors.
- Nothing exotic– you only need common baking ingredients
Ingredients Needed
Get more info on these ingredients in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Egg whites
- Sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Water
- Oil
- All-purpose flour
- Cornstarch
- Salt
- Dark chocolate melting chips
- Sprinkles of choice
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How To Make The Homemade Fortune Cookies
- One of the first things you will want to do is gather all of your ingredients together and preheat your oven to 340 degrees Fahrenheit. You need the oven to be at the optimum temperature.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the egg whites, sugar, vanilla, water, oil, and salt. Take time to whisk all of the ingredients together.
- Once they are combined add half the flour and half the cornstarch to the wet mixture. Make sure everything is mixed well.
- Once done you can add the rest of the cornstarch and flour. Make sure you mix thoroughly so that everything is well incorporated.
- Place the silicone mat or the parchment paper, whichever you are using, on a baking sheet.
- Spoon about 1 ½ teaspoons of the fortune cookie batter onto the mat and use the back of a spoon to smooth batter into a 3-inch circle.
- Repeat this method. You will only want to make around 6 fortune cookies in one go because they need space on the prepared baking sheet.
- Place in the preheated oven for 9-10 minutes. You will know they are ready once the edges of the cookies go a golden brown.
- Create some space in your kitchen for the cupcake pan and cup needed to create the fortune cookies when they are done baking.
- Remove from the oven and flip each of the hot cookies over on its backside.
- Once done, pick up the cookie, and if you are doing so place the fortune in the missile. Then fold in half horizontally.
- Take the cup you have and while holding the top center of the fortune cookie, bend it in half again using the edge of a cup.
- To help ensure the fortune cookies keep their shape, add them to your cupcake pan or muffin tin and then allow to cool for at least 30 minutes.
- While you are waiting for the fortune cookies to harden you can begin to prepare the chocolate. Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave at 30 seconds burst, stirring in between to ensure it doesn’t burn or turn bitter in taste.
- If you have any remaining batter you can follow the process again to make more fortune cookies while dealing with the first batch.
- Add your melted chocolate to a piping bag and cut the end off.
- Place the hardened fortune cookies on parchment paper and drizzle half of each fortune cookie with some of the melted chocolate.
- You can then add sprinkles on top of each cookie to finish decorating.
- Give the cookies and chocolate time to set. This could take around 10 minutes. Then dig in and enjoy your homemade fortune cookies.
Recipe Variations
Want to make this a gluten-free recipe? Just make sure you substitute the flour for your preferred gluten-free option.
Cutting down on dairy? Then you can easily still enjoy these custom fortune cookies by using dairy-free dark chocolate for melting instead.
Want to create a different flavor? You could use almond extract instead to give a more nutty and earthy flavor to these fortune cookies.
Don’t want to use dark chocolate? Milk or white chocolate will work just as well when melted.
Tips & Tricks
- The best bit about fortune cookies is the notes inside. Prepare a piece of paper with your own fortunes before baking to add to the cookies. You can have a lot of fun creating personalized fortunes.
- The fortune cookies will start to harden when they are removed from the oven so it is important to work quickly.
- Using a hand mixer will be the easiest way to combine the ingredients together to make the cookie mixture.
- Struggling to get the right shape? You can use the step-by-step photos to give you a visual aid. It is the perfect way to help with the whole process.
Storage
These cookies will last up to two weeks when stored in an airtight container. You can store them at room temperature.
FAQ
When should I serve these homemade fortune cookies?
The obvious reason to make these would be when you are enjoying some Chinese cuisine at home or celebrating the Chinese new year. But they are also perfect for other special occasions.
You could enjoy these cookies on Valentine’s day, including some declarations of love. Or during the holiday season with funny jokes inside.
How do you make the fortune cookie shape?
The cookies are baked in flat circles so the shaping happens when they get out of the oven and before they harden.
You do need to be quick, you can wear gloves, so they are easier to shape when hot. How to shape the cookies is shared in the fortune cookie recipe.
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Homemade Fortune Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅛ cup water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate melting chips
- Sprinkles of choice
Instructions
- One of the first things you will want to do is gather all of your ingredients together and preheat your oven to 340 degrees Fahrenheit. You need the oven to be at the optimum temperature.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the egg whites, sugar, vanilla, water, oil, and salt. Take time to whisk all of the ingredients together.
- Once they are combined add half the flour and half the cornstarch to the wet mixture. Make sure everything is mixed well.
- Once done you can add the rest of the cornstarch and flour. Make sure you mix thoroughly so that everything is well incorporated.
- Place the silicone mat or the parchment paper, whichever you are using, on a baking sheet.
- Spoon about 1 ½ teaspoons of the fortune cookie batter onto the mat and use the back of a spoon to smooth batter into a 3-inch circle.
- Repeat this method. You will only want to make around 6 fortune cookies in one go because they need space on the prepared baking sheet.
- Place in the preheated oven for 9-10 minutes. You will know they are ready once the edges of the cookies go a golden brown.
- Create some space in your kitchen for the cupcake pan and cup needed to create the fortune cookies when they are done baking.
- Remove from the oven and flip each of the hot cookies over on its backside.
- Once done, pick up the cookie, and if you are doing so place the fortune in the missile. Then fold in half horizontally.
- Take the cup you have and while holding the top center of the fortune cookie, bend it in half again using the edge of a cup.
- To help ensure the fortune cookies keep their shape, add them to your cupcake pan or muffin tin and then allow to cool for at least 30 minutes.
- While you are waiting for the fortune cookies to harden you can begin to prepare the chocolate. Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave at 30 seconds burst, stirring in between to ensure it doesn’t burn or turn bitter in taste.
- If you have any remaining batter you can follow the process again to make more fortune cookies while dealing with the first batch.
- Add your melted chocolate to a piping bag and cut the end off.
- Place the hardened fortune cookies on parchment paper and drizzle half of each fortune cookie with some of the melted chocolate.
- You can then add sprinkles on top of each cookie to finish decorating.
- Give the cookies and chocolate time to set. This could take around 10 minutes. Then dig in and enjoy your homemade fortune cookies.
Notes
- The best bit about fortune cookies is the notes inside. Prepare a piece of paper with your own fortunes before baking to add to the cookies. You can have a lot of fun creating personalized fortunes.
- The fortune cookies will start to harden when they are removed from the oven so it is important to work quickly.
- Using a hand mixer will be the easiest way to combine the ingredients together to make the cookie mixture.
- Struggling to get the right shape? You can use the step-by-step photos to give you a visual aid. It is the perfect way to help with the whole process.
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