Fortune Cookies

Description:
We decided to make home made fortune cookies for our posse. The hardest part was coming up with fortunes! Its a must to do this well ahead of time because when baking and folding fortune cookies, you don't have much time.

Think up your fortunes, print them out, cut and fold into tiny strips. I must say my boys were much more creative than me.

Ingredients:
3 egg whites
3/4 C white sugar
1/2 C butter, melted and cooled
1 t vanilla
1 C flour
2-4 T water

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350

Grease your baking sheet with butter or use non-stick spray

Beat the egg whites and sugar together until frothy.

Add the vanilla and butter.

Add in the flour and start with 2 T of water. The batter consistency you are looking for should be pancake or crepe like. Add more water if needed.

Spoon the batter onto your baking sheet and spread into 3 inch circles. Start with only 2 at first until you get the hang of it.

Bake until the edges are just golden, about 5-7 minutes.

Remove from baking sheet with a spatula and place the fortune in the middle. Fold the cookie quickly in half and then use the edge of a cup to bend into the typical fortune cookie shape.

Cool the cookies in a muffin tin so they retain their shape. Once completely cooled, they will set.

Be ready to act quickly. The cookies are only pliable when they are hot.

My son said they taste more like a "Christmas" cookie, and I suppose that's because this recipe uses butter. I'm sure fortune cookies from Chinese restaurants are made using oils.

When I make these again, I'm going to try and use our pancake batter holder and see if I can achieve much better circles that way.