Fortune Cookie Fun!

Ingredients:

4 egg WHITES 
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour  
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4 tablespoons butter, melted
Cooking spray for pan

Utensils you will need:
Bowl
Hand mixer
Sheet pan
Gloves
Coffee mug
Muffin or cupcake pan

Directions:

If you want to include messages or fortunes inside the cookies, they need to measure 3 inches long by about 1/2 wide. I have found many cute fortune cookie pdf's on the internet, so Google to find the perfect inserts for your occasion.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray and set aside. 

In the bowl, combine egg whites and sugar. Beat on medium speed just to combine, using an electric mixer. Mix in the flour and salt. Add butter, heavy cream, vanilla  and almond extract. Mix to incorporate all ingredients. This should take no loner than 40 to 50 seconds. you don't want the egg white and cream to whip.

Do NO more than 4 cookies at a time at a time. Once the cookies harden they can't be folded. You will need to work fast. You only have about 10 to 12 seconds to insert message, fold and bend hot cookie so you can finish 4 cookies before they get cool and hard. Use gloves if your hands are sensitive to heat. The cookies will be very warm as you work.

Pour 1 tablespoon of batter onto the baking sheet. Using the back of a spoon in a circular motion, spread into a 5 inch circle. Fill the pan and make sure there is about 2 inches between each circle. Bake cookies until 1/4 to 1/2 inch of edges of the cookies turn golden. 

Remove cookie rounds with a spatula one at a time. Working quickly, add message, fold like a taco and using the edge of a coffee mug, bend the back of the folded cookie over the edge of the cup to form the fortune cookie shape. Place finished cookie in the muffin pan and move to the next cookie quickly.  

You can also add food color to the batter for baby or bridal showers, etc.

Have fun!