Make Fortune Cookies Yourself – That’s How it Works

Fortune cookies are always fun and not only can you buy them, but you can also easily make them yourself. We’ll show you how to quickly and easily bake crispy fortune cookies yourself for any occasion.

Make fortune cookies yourself: the recipe

For four fortune cookies you need the following ingredients:

• 50 grams of softened butter
• 50 grams of powdered sugar
• 40 grams of flour
• 10 grams of cornstarch
• 1 egg white (
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 pinch of salt

Make fortune cookies yourself: the dough

1. Mix all of the above ingredients together and add 2 more tablespoons of cold water.
2. Now let the mixture steep for about an hour.
3. In the meantime, you can write some sayings for the fortune cookies.
4. After the hour has elapsed, preheat the oven to 140 degrees circulating air or 160 degrees top/bottom heat.

Instructions: Bake fortune cookies yourself

1. Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet to prepare four fortune cookies.
2. Take a teaspoon of the dough and spread it into a thin circle 9 centimeters in diameter.
3. The fortune cookie dough goes into the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. If the dough is golden yellow, the fortune cookies are ready.
4. Place the note in the middle of the dough and fold the dough once in the middle.
5. Fold the fortune cookie in half again, for example over the edge of a bowl, to get the typical fortune cookie shape.
6. Then let the fortune cookie dry thoroughly. After a few hours, you can wrap the fortune cookies.