Fortune Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min.

Makes

10 cookies

Updated: Sep. 24, 2022
Our Test Kitchen staff came up with these sweet Valentine treats. Tuck a written sentiment inside...and share the tasty homemade fortune cookies with your loved ones on that special day.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 ounces white candy coating
  • Red sprinkles, optional

Directions

  1. Write fortunes on 10 strips of paper (5x3/4-in.); fold in half. Set aside. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Draw two 5-in. circles on the parchment. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, egg whites and extracts. Add flour; mix well. Spread 2 tablespoons of batter over each circle. Bake at 400° for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned.
  3. Working with 1 cookie at a time, remove carefully from pan using a thin spatula (cover other cookie with clean kitchen towel to keep warm). Place a fortune in the center of cookie; fold cookie in half over fortune strip so that the edges meet. Press edges together for 3 seconds. Place center of cookie over rim of a glass; gently press ends down to bend cookie in half. Let cookie cool on glass for 1 minute, then remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining cookie. If cookies become too cool to fold, return to oven to soften for 1 minute. Repeat with remaining batter.
  4. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Top with sprinkles if desired.