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3-Ingredient Homemade Fortune Cookies

By Molly Baz

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Photo by Matt Duckor

In Epi's 3-Ingredient Recipes series, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).

These personalized cookies are fresher and more fun than the average takeout treat.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    25 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 12

Ingredients

4 tablespoons salted butter, melted, plus more for tin
12 fresh wonton wrappers
12 small strips of paper with handwritten fortunes
2 tablespoons sugar

Special Equipment

A 12-cup muffin tin

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease muffin tin with butter.

    Step 2

    Working with one wonton wrapper at a time, place one folded fortune in the center of the wrapper. Dip your fingers into a small bowl of cool water and lightly wet all four edges of the wrapper. Fold in half, gently pressing to seal the edges.

    Step 3

    Fold ends of wrapper toward each other to create the shape of a traditional fortune cookie.

    Step 4

    Working quickly with a pastry brush, generously brush each wonton wrapper with butter on all sides. Sprinkle each with 1/2 tsp. sugar, then place in a prepared muffin cup. Repeat with remaining wrappers.

    Step 5

    Bake cookies, flipping halfway through, until golden brown and crisp, 10–12 minutes. Let cookies cool slightly in tin, then carefully transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.

TagsCookieDessertChinese-AmericanChineseEast AsianAsianSnackDairy FreeNut FreeVegetarian5 Ingredients or FewerEasyBakingEpicurious

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