Fortune Cookies

Recipe View Preparation: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Generously grease two cookie sheets with cooking spray. (Prep time: 5 minutes)

Recipe View Write your fortunes: On strips of paper about 4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide, pen your witty or inspiring messages.

Recipe View Create the batter: In a bowl, mix the egg white and vanilla extract together until foamy but not stiff. Sift in the flour, sugar, and salt; stir until just blended. Avoid overmixing. (Prep time: 5 minutes)

Recipe View Shape the cookies: Drop two spoonfuls of batter at least 4 inches apart onto one prepared cookie sheet. Tilt the sheet to spread the batter into thin, 3-inch-diameter circles. (Prep time: 3 minutes)

Recipe View Bake to perfection: Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are pale in the center and golden on the outer 1/2-inch edge, approximately 5 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning. (Cook time: 5 minutes)

Recipe View Form the fortunes: Remove the cookies from the oven. Working quickly, lift one cookie with a wide spatula and place it upside down onto a wooden board. Place a fortune on the cookie (close to the middle) and fold the cookie in half around the paper. (Prep time: 2 minutes)

Recipe View Give them shape: Place the folded edge over the rim of a measuring cup or coffee mug and pull the pointed edges down, one inside the cup and one outside. Place the cookie into a muffin tin or egg carton to hold its shape as it cools. Repeat to form and fill the second cookie. (Prep time: 3 minutes)

Recipe View Repeat the process: While the first batch is baking in Step 5, repeat Step 4 to form two more cookies on the second cookie sheet. When you are shaping the first batch of baked cookies in Step 6, bake the second batch. Repeat until all cookies are baked and shaped.