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Rainbow Fortune Cookies

These rainbow fortune cookies are so colourful and super simple to make! Hide some fortunes inside for a perfect treat!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 15 - 20 servings
Calories 128kcal
Author Nina

Ingredients

  • 3 large egg whites room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • food colouring

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Add egg whites and sugar to a large bowl. Whip on high speed for 2 minutes until the eggs are frothy.
  • Add butter, vanilla, water, and salt, and mix until combined.
  • Add flour and mix until combined. Divide batter into one bowl for each colour you are using.
  • Add food colouring to each bowl, a bit at a time, until you get the shade you prefer.
  • Place each batter colour into piping bags and cut off about 3mm at the ends. Alternatively you can place the batter in ziplock bags and cut the corner off.
  • Pipe 3-inch circle outlines with one of the batter colours. I have a template to use as a guide in the notes below.
  • Pipe the rainbow stripes within the circle, alternating colours. Repeat with another 1-2 cookies. I don't recommend baking more than 3 cookies at a time, as you need to be quick in forming them when they come out of the oven.
  • Bake for 7-8 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden. If you undercook, the cookies will be too soft to form. If you overcook, they will be too hard to form.
  • Quickly remove cookies from the oven. Flip one over, and fold it in half, pinching only the top closed. Don't pinch the sides. Insert a fortune then place cookie on the rim of a cup to shape it into a fortune cookie. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days.

Video

Notes

  • Use a circle template when piping the circles out. You can download and print mine here. Place the template under the parchment paper and pipe out the circles. Don't forget to remove the template before putting the cookies in the oven.
  • Choose whichever colours and however many you want to use.
  • Gel based food colours will give you vibrate colours. I recommend gel food colours instead of liquid food colours.
  • Only bake 2-3 cookies at a time. You need to work fairly fast when they come out of the oven to mold them.

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 192IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.4mg