Fortune Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. almond OR lemon extract
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions

Makes about 24.

Write fortunes on strips of paper about 3″ X 1/2″; set aside.

Generously grease 2 cookie sheets; set aside.

Combine flour, sugar, and salt; set aside.

Whisk together egg white, vanilla, and extract; whisk in melted butter.

Sift dry mixture into egg mixture and stir to mix.

Pour batter by teaspoonfuls 4″ apart on a cookie sheet; tilt the pan to move the batter into round shapes about 3″ in diameter. Start with only 2 per pan, as cookies need to be hot to shape. As you become better at folding, you can make up to 4 per pan.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 5 minutes, or until the edges have browned 1/2″ of the way to the center.

Working quickly, remove from oven and scrape off pan with a greased metal spatula; place a fortune in the center of the cookie, fold cookie in half over fortune, then bring the corners of the cookie together.

Place folded cookies in a muffin tin to cool.

Repeat with remaining batter.

Notes: Your first 2-4 cookies are probably going to look awful. Use these to as practice and to sample.

These are really cute for Valentines Day:)