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Fortune Cookies
Photo: Molly Mears

Fortune Cookies

5 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

589
Calories
20g
Protein
7g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup superfine sugar
  • 4 tbsp water
  • ½ tsp almond flavoring
  • 1 cup sifted cake flour

Directions

1

Butter a baking sheet and dust it lightly with flour.

2

Heat oven to 350°F.

3

Beat eggs and gradually mix in sugar while beating until mixture is very thick.

4

Beat water in a tablespoon at a time.

5

Add and beat in the almond flavoring, preferably with an electric mixer, as it must be thorough.

6

Very gently fold in the flour to mix, but do not beat.

7

Drop the batter by level table spoonfuls on the buttered sheet 5 inches apart.

8

Bake until very lightly browned.

9

Remove from oven and shape while still quite warm,inserting fortunes.

10

Let cool in glasses to hold the form.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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