I was successful in my attempt to make some giant fortune cookies. However, I was only successful because I had the help from Kella {my sister}. We cooked six at a time and literally had less than a minute to fold them once we took them out of the oven. Once they were folded and cooled we had to cool our fingers under the cold tap for a few second, but they were fun to make. I made up fortunes for brad and also some different fortunes for the ladies I visit teach. Kella and I took a trip to our favorite place the Hobby Lobby and found some fun take-out chinese boxes and filled them with the wonderful cookies {I fit five or six in a box}. Here's how they turned out ...
and here is the recipe if anyone wants a fun afternoon activity ...giant fortune cookies
5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
4 large egg whites
1 cup sugar
dash of salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon almond extract
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile, combine the egg whites and sugar then beat for half a minute on medium speed. Add the flour and the salt then beat to combine. Add the butter, cream and extract then beat to combine for another half a minute.
For each cookie, pour three or four tablespoons of the batter onto a well greased cookie sheet and spread the batter with the back of the spoon into a thin three or four-inch circle, the cookies will spread significantly while baking so be sure to give them plenty of room--I bake four to a sheet usually. Bake until the edges are golden, about ten to twelve minutes, but try to get them as golden as possible because if you undercook them they won't harden properly later.
When the cookies come out you must work quickly to pull the cookie off of the hot sheet with a spatula. Lift it and put it on a towel. Fold the cookie in half, pinching it at the top of form a shape like a hard taco shell. Then turn it upside down and bring both ends up towards each to form the shape of a fortune cookie. It helps to push gently at the fold while folding it.
You have to complete this process in about half a minute or you'll never be able to refold it once it hardens. Repeat the folding process with each of the remaining cookies (it makes about ten) and thread your handmade fortunes through the finished cookies.
I didn't get a chance to take any photos of the folding proccess ... if you want to see some click here
