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In the Kitchen: DIY fortune cookies

fortune cookie | Wikimedia Commons

fortune cookie | Wikimedia Commons

Fortune cookies are a true labor of love. The meticulous folding and balance of speed and delicate touch will produce that perfect cookie.

Ingredients:

  •  1 egg white
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup of sugar
  • ¼ cup of all purpose flour
  • ½  teaspoon of salt

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and grease 2 cookie sheets.
  • Write fortunes on strips of paper about 4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.
  • Mix the egg white and vanilla until foamy but not stiff. Sift the flour, salt and sugar. Blend into the egg white mixture.
  • Place teaspoonfuls of the batter at least 4 inches apart on one of the prepared cookie sheets. Be sure to make batter as round and even as possible. Do not make too many because the cookies have to be hot to form them and once they cool, it’ll be too late. Start with three to a sheet and see how much space is left.
  • Bake for about three to five minutes or until cookies have turned a golden color around the edge of the circle. The center will stay fairly white. While one sheet is baking, prepare the other.
  • Remove from oven and quickly move cookies with a wide spatula and place upside down on a cutting board. Quickly place the fortune on the cookie, in the center 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.

Notes:

  • You can divide the batter and use food coloring to spruce up the presentation.

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