There is an art to forming fortune cookies, but once you catch onto it, the process is very easy. The cookies must be formed while warm, so you may need to just cook two or three cookies at a time. Luckily, they are simple to make and don’t take long to form, either. I would heartily recommend that, once formed, they are put into a muffin tin or tiny tea cup to keep their shape until they are fully cooled.
History of Fortune Cookies
Fortune cookies are actually an American invention, created by either a Cantonese or Japanese man in the early 1920s, probably in California, but they have become a standard post-meal offering in Chinese restaurants in the U.S.
Have strips of fortunes prepared before you begin making the cookie dough. Type them on the computer or write them by hand, but be sure they are ready before the cookies are begun. Once the fortune cookies come out of the oven, you will need to move quickly, so the fortunes must be handy and ready to insert. Have gloves ready if possible, too, because the fortune cookie shape needs to be formed while the cookies are hot.
