Homemade Fortune Cookies Recipe

1. Print and cut out 3-inch wide paper fortunes.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.

3. Whisk sugar, egg white, milk, butter, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add flour; whisk until batter is smooth and falls off the whisk in ribbons.

4. Scoop 1 tablespoon batter onto the prepared baking sheet; spread into a 4-inch circle using the back of a spoon. Repeat once more.

5. Bake first batch in the preheated oven until crispy and golden brown on the edges and still pale in the centers, about 10 minutes.

6. Working quickly, lift 1 cookie using a spatula; add a fortune. Fold cookie in half, pressing edges together lightly. Bend long side cookie in half over rim of the baking sheet, pulling ends down on either side. Curl ends towards each other to form a brim. Place cookie in a ramekin or muffin tin to hold its shape while cooling. Working quickly, repeat with second cookie.

7. Scoop and bake remaining batter, in batches, folding and shaping cookies while hot. Remove from ramekins or muffin tins when completely cool.

Chef’s Notes:

If any cookie sits too long and becomes too stiff to shape, return it to the oven for a few minutes to soften.

Make sure you cook the cookies enough, otherwise they won’t be crispy when cooled. The entire cookie should come out crispy. I usually shoot for about a 50 to 75% brown-to-golden ratio on the surface.