Homemade fortune cookies (签语饼)
A cute, fun treat for all festive occasions, fortune cookies can be made to your own taste and contain your own personalized wishes and messages inside.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 18 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites ()
- 4 tbsp sugar (or to taste)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (or other flavouring, see note 1)
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tbsp water
- 80 g all purpose flour (1/2 cup )
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Write / print fortune messages that you wish to hide inside the cookies.
- 2
Have a baking sheet (If it doesn’t have a non-stick surface, line it with non-stick baking paper / silicon baking mat), a spatular, a mug / glass and a muffin tray at hand.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 355°F (Fan 170°C / 340°F or Gas 4).
- 4
In a mixing bowl, lightly beat egg whites and sugar until foamy.
- 5
Pour in vanilla extract, melted butter and water. Whip until well incorporated.
- 6
Add in flour. Gently mix and stop as soon as a smooth batter forms (do not overly mix).
- 7
Pour a tablespoon of batter onto the baking sheet. Spread with the back of the spoon to form a round, thin disc (about 10cm / 4inches in diameter). Sprinkle sesame seeds around the edge of the disc.
- 8
Repeat the procedure. Make maximum 4 discs at a time (see note 2).
- 9
Transfer the baking sheet into the oven. Bake for 7-8 minutes until the edges brown slightly (see note 3).
- 10
Bring the baking sheet out of the oven.
- 11
Quickly flip a disc over with a spatular. Place a fortune message in the middle.
- 12
Fold the disc into a semi-circle. Then quickly place it onto the rim of the mug.
- 13
Push the corners down to shape it into a fortune cookie (Please refer to the tutorial video below).
- 14
Place it in one of the molds of the muffin tray to keep it in shape while cooling. Repeat to finish the rest.
- 15
Enjoy when the cookies are completely cool. Or store them in an air-tight container for later consumption.
- 16
If you find the middle of the cookies are not crispy enough when cooled, or your leftover cookies have lost their crunchiness, bake them in a preheated oven at 130°C / 260°F (Fan 120°C / 250° or Gas 1/2) for 6 minutes or so.