Bake up a batch of these fortune cookies for your New Year's Eve, wedding or any other fun celebration. These sweet and crispy cookies are drizzled with chocolate and stuffed with a fun fortune.
You probably know and love the traditional fortune cookie. But, you may never have thought making them yourself at home.
Similar to our chocolate dipped cookies and butter cookies this cookie recipe is easily customized for different occasions by changing up the chocolate drizzle and sprinkles used.
This recipe is really easy to make It takes only seven ingredients and about 35 minutes. The sweet and crispy cookies can be personalized by writing your own fortunes to insert in each cookie.
Ingredients
- Egg Whites
- Vanilla
- Flour
- Granulated Sugar
- Salt
- Chocolate Chips
- Sprinkles
- .5x3 in slips of paper for fortunes
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions & Variations
With only seven simple ingredients there's not a lot to change in this recipe. But, here are a couple things we have tried.
- Change the sprinkles - You can use any type of sprinkle you desire. For example, if you are making these for a baby shower you might use pink or blue sprinkles.
- Use colored drizzle - We just used a simple chocolate drizzle to decorate these. But, if you're making them for another occasion you could use any colored candy melt to make sure they fit your theme.
If you're looking for other simple and easy to customize for the occasion cookies, try these Hershey kiss sugar cookies.
Instructions
Follow along with these easy instructions to bake up a batch of your own fortune cookies.
Step one: make the slips of paper with fortunes on them. Cut paper into .5 x 3 inch slips and write different fortunes on them. You can also print these out if you prefer.
Step two: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with non stick cooking spray.
Step three: in a bowl, combine egg white and vanilla whisking until it is frothy and bubbly.
Step four: add in salt, sugar and flour and whisk well to combine.
Step five: Drop two spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Use a spoon to make them about 3 inches. Bake for 5 minutes.
Step six: quickly use a spatula to remove the cookies from the baking sheet while still hot. Add a fortune to the center and fold cookie over to cover the fortune.
Step seven: Place the folded cookie over the edge of a cup to create a crease in the center.
Step eight: After all cookies are shaped and cooled, drizzle with melted chocolate and top with sprinkles.
Hint: place cookies into the cavity of a cupcake tin after you shape them while they cool. This helps them hold their shape.
Recipe Tips for Success
- Two at a time - only bake two cookies at a time to ensure you can fold and shape them before they have cooled.
- Melting Chocolate - you can melt the chocolate in 30 second intervals in the microwave, stirring between.
- Shape cookies before they cool - you'll need to be careful when handling cookies since they will still be hot, but if you don't work with them hot they will become hardened and break instead of being able to be shaped.
- Cookies are done - make sure the centers are set and edges are browned when you remove cookies from the oven.
Storage
These can be stored for up to a week in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature. Or, they can be frozen for 6 months.
Fortune Cookies
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Cupcake Tin
- .5x3 inch slips of paper
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Spoon
- Cup
Ingredients
- 2 Egg Whites
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla
- ¼ cup Flour
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Chocolate Chips
- Sprinkles decoration
Instructions
- Make your fortunes by cutting .5 x 3 inch slips of paper and writing fortunes on them. Or, you can print these out.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine 2 egg whites and ¼ teaspoon of vanilla in a bowl. Whisk until frothy and bubbly.
- Add in ⅛ teaspoon salt, ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup flour and whisk to combine.
- Drop two spoonfuls of batter onto prepared baking sheet a few inches apart. Use the back of the spoon to spread them about 3 inches in size.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until center is set and edges are browned.
- Immediately upon removing from oven, use a spatula to work the cookie off the parchment paper.
- Lay the cookie down and place the fortune in the center.
- Fold the edges of the cookie over to cover the fortune.
- Place the folded cookie over the edge of a cup to create a crease in the center.
- Place folded cookie into the cavity of a cupcake tin to help hold its shape while it cools.
- Once all cookies are made, melt chocolate chips in 30 second intervals in the microwave, stirring between each heating.
- Use a spoon (or place chocolate into a piping bag) and drizzle melted chocolate over cookies. Then, top with sprinkles.
Notes
- Work quickly, only baking 2 cookies at a time so that you can shape them before the cool.
- Make your fortune slips before you start making the cookies.
- Change up the colors and types of sprinkles to make these fit for different occasions.
- These can be kept for up to a week in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature. Or, you can freeze them for up to 6 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.
