Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies

Name: Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons pure almond extract; 237 milliliters light blue chocolate melts (you can also use white chocolate chips and blue oil based food coloring); 0 teaspoons coconut oil extract; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 larges egg whites; 8 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 8 Tbsps granulated sugar; 12 servings sugar pearls; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 3 teaspoons water

Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 204 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up granulated sugar, egg whites, cornstarch, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

If you are putting in custom fortunes, make sure they are printed and cut before you start on the cookies. Preheat oven to 300 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats. Also set aside two muffin pans.

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In a medium bowl, beat the egg white, vanilla extract, almond extract, and vegetable oil until frothy.

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Vanilla Extract

Almond Extract

Vegetable Oil

Egg Whites

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Bowl

Sift the flour, cornstarch, and sugar into a separate bowl. Stir the water into the flour mixture.

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Corn Starch

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

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Bowl

Add the flour into the egg white mixture and stir until you have a smooth batter. The batter should not be runny, but should drop easily off a wooden spoon.

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Egg Whites

All Purpose Flour

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Wooden Spoon

Place 1 tablespoon of batter onto the cookie sheet. using the back of the back of a spoon, gently make circular motions on the surface of the batter to form circle about 3.5” diameters. Repeat with remaining batter, spacing cookies 3 inches apart.

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Bake about 14-15 minutes until the outer 1/2-inch of each cookie turns golden brown and they are easy to remove from the baking sheet with a spatula.

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Oven

Spatula

Working quickly, remove the cookie with a spatula and flip it over in your hand.

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Place a fortune in the middle of a cookie. To form the fortune cookie shape, fold the cookie in half, then gently pull the edges downward over the rim of a glass.

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Place the finished cookie in a muffin tin so that it keeps its shape while it cools. Continue with the rest of the cookies.

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While cookies are cooling, melt the chocolate in the microwave.

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Chocolate

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Heat for about 30 seconds. Then stir with a spoon.

Heat for another 30 seconds. Stir again until chocolate is smooth.

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Chocolate

Add in coconut flavored oil. Start with 1/4 tsp and taste. If coconut is not strong enough, add a few more drops. Stir to make sure coconut oil is spread throughout the melted chocolate.

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Coconut Oil