Homemade Fortune Cookies
adapted from Cooking Light
1/2 C flour- If you have bread flour, use it.
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla- or sometimes I use 1/2 almond 1/2 vanilla
2 egg whites
Preheat oven to 400°.
Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper*. Draw 3-4 (3-inch) circles on paper. Turn paper over. Spoon 1 teaspoon batter into center of each of the drawn circles; spread evenly to fill circle. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes or until the cookies are brown just around the edges. Remove from the oven. Let sit for a few seconds before removing from pan. Working quickly, loosen edges of cookies with a spatula, and turn over.
*Alternately, you can use a silicone baking mat, like a Silpat.
A Tip: I've found that even with the silpat, it works well to spray a little non-stick spray on your surface and lightly rub it around with a paper towel. It helps the cookies transfer off of the baking sheet since sometimes they have a tendency to stick. One reader noted that using a plain cookie sheet sprayed with non stick spray (no parchment or silpat) worked perfectly for her. So you might want to try a few methods and find out what works best for you.
Place fortune along the center of 1 cookie. Fold cookie over so the edges meet ; press edges together. Gently pull the ends of the cookie down over the rim of a small bowl (or jar); hold for a few seconds or until set. Repeat procedure with remaining cookies. Makes about 24 cookies.
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