I am preparing some homemade fortune cookies for my sweetie for Valentine’s Day, and I’m going to have more than I need. I’m also going to be going to an event with several women from my chorus, and I thought it would be fun to take some for them, too. I was trying to think of a bunch by myself, and I realized I was neglecting a wonderful resource in the Dope!
I’d like their fortunes to be funny, not serious. They all have excellent senses of humor, so slightly insulting is okay. Because we all sing together, musical puns are welcome.
“This Cookie is temporarily out of order, we appologise for the inconvienience.”
The next one requires you put 2 messages in same cookie
One reads: “You are witty, urbane, well rounded, and your friends and loved ones think highly of you!”
2nd one reads “Don’t believe everything you read”
“See Previous Cookie”
“Fortune void if cookie broken”
“Dear American Business Person: I represent a Nigerian Fortune Cookie millionaire…”
No really great suggestions, I just want your recipe for making your own fortune cookies. Assuming you have tested it before and know it’s good, that is
Of course! I made them for the first time yesterday, and they were tasty. Mr. Stuff got his this morning and liked them, both the idea and the cookies themselves.
Combine flour and remaining ingredients in a food processor; process until blended. Scrape batter into a bowl using a rubber spatula; cover and chill 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cover 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Draw 3 3" circles on paper. Turn paper over; secure with masking tape. Spoon 1 tsp. batter into center of each of the 3 drawn circles; spread evenly to fill circle.
Bake one sheet at 400 degrees for 5 minutes or until the cookies are brown just around the edges. Remove from oven. Working quickly, loosen edges of cookies with a spatula, and turn over.
Lay the handle of a wooden spoon and a prepared fortune along the center of 1 cookie. Fold cookie over so the edges meet over the spoon handle; press edges together. Remove spoon. 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.
Repeat procedure until all the batter is used. Cool cookies completely; store in an airtight container.
I did actually use bread flour because I have some, but I don’t expect that the consequences will actually be tragic if you just use all-purpose.