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Directions for: Fortune Cookies 2
Ingredients
cup of butter, softened
3 egg whites
1 cup icing sugar
pinch of salt
1 tsp of salt
tsp of vanilla extract
cup of all-purpose flour
A variety of hand written or typed fortunes that are about one quarter inch by 2 inch.
1 empty egg carton
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Place the first 6 ingredients into a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in flour.
3. Let the batter rest for about half hour.
4. Drop a teaspoon of batter onto a lined baking sheet and using the back of a spoon, spread very thinly into a 4-inch circle. Repeat so there are 2 circles on the baking sheet. Bake until it just begins to get golden in colour, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from oven, and while still hot, place a paper fortune across the centre of the cookie. Fold up the edges so that it forms a semi circle, and almost simultaneously, fold down the sides of the semi-circle to create an upside down u. Place in an empty egg carton and let harden. Repeat with the rest of the batter.
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