Homemade Fortune Cookies & Free Printable Fortunes to help you ring in the calendar New Year or the Chinese New Year. Printables for each year. So FUN!
Do you celebrate for the New Year? How about the Chinese New Year? Do you like to celebrate the Chinese New Year??
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I’m actually the year of the Dragon – so this is not my year. But that isn’t keeping me from having a little fun & celebrating anyway.
I decided to try my hand at making fortune cookies from scratch. That was so much fun.
Fortune Cookies & Free Printable
I was so pleased that these turned out just like what you get with your take-out. The hubs looked at me & said “I didn’t even know that you could make fortune cookies at home. I’m totally impressed”.
Well good- I love it when I make something that can wow him a bit.
I made these free printables for each year of the Chinese calendar & also some for the calendar New Year’s celebrations too. I decided to keep the “fortunes” more like words of inspiration – because it’s more fun like that.
This way no matter what year it is or how you celebrate, there is a printable for everyone. Scroll down to find them all to download.
I loved making these with my son. It was a great mother/son time together & we had some good laughs.
The hubs has already asked when I will make more – I guess they were a hit with him. I sure love them – it was hard to not eat them all myself.
Here are some commonly asked questions
What is the best way to store leftover fortune cookies?
These homemade fortune cookies are best when stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Please don’t refrigerate as the cool air causes them to get soft.
Can these fortune cookies be frozen?
As I mentioned above, cool air causes the cookies to soften. Since fortune cookies are meant to have a crunch to them and they need to hold their shape to hold the fortune, I don’t advise freezing these cookies.
What to serve with homemade fortune cookies
There are so many recipes that we love to pair with this homemade fortune cookie recipe. Here are just a few of our favorites.
HOW DO YOU MAKE Homemade Fortune Cookies?
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In the mixer bowl, combine the egg whites & vanilla – beating with the paddle attachment until frothy.
- Sift the flour, sugar & salt in a small bowl.
- Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture & beat until it forms a thick batter.
- On a heavily greased or silicone-lined cookie sheet – take a small amount of batter on a teaspoon & drizzle into a puddle. (I first started out with a Silpat – I found that the cookie sheet with heavy cooking spray worked much better)
- Spread the puddle around until you have a thin circle approx 3 inches in diameter & uniform in thickness. Only do 2-3 at a time as once you pull them out from baking, you will have to work quickly.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until edges are golden brown & the center is still pale.
- Remove & lift off the first one with a thin, offset spatula – flip upside down onto a cutting board and quickly place the fortune paper in the center.
- Fold the cookie in half- pinching together & hold with one hand.
- With the other hand, press into the center to form the bend & pull the ends down to form the cookie. This whole process of folding should take no more than 10 seconds before you move on to the next hot cookie waiting for you.
- You can hang it over the edge of a glass until it’s hardened or place it in a muffin tin to help hold its shape.
- Repeat until all the batter is used up.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
What Chinese New Year is it?
To make Homemade Fortune Cookies you will need…
- egg whites
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
Can I use a sugar substitute?
I have not personally tried it, so I can’t say how that would turn out. But if you would like to try it, I suggest a product that offers a 1:1 swap. Please let me know how it turns out.
Can I use a gluten-free flour?
I’m not sure just yet. I have been meaning to give this a try but haven’t had a chance. If you do try this, I would recommend using a 1:1 flour like this one as I don’t believe it would require additional ingredients that are typically called for when trying to make baked recipes in a gluten-free version. Please come back & tell me how it turned out.
How do I properly measure the flour?
The official way is to spoon the flour into the measuring cup & level off. This makes sure the flour isn’t packed tightly into your measuring cup, adding more than you need, as that will make your recipe too dry.
However – if you fluff your flour with a spoon, then gently scoop the flour into the measuring cup, taking care to not pack the flour – that should work for this recipe.
New Year Fortunes – For the Calendar Year
Dog – Year of the Dog – 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Rooster – Year of the Rooster – 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Monkey – Year of the Monkey – 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028
Sheep/Goat – Year of the Sheep/Goat – 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027
Horse – Year of the Horse – 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026
Snake – Year of the Snake – 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Dragon – Year of the Dragon – 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Rabbit – Year of the Rabbit – 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023
Tiger – Year of the Tiger – 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022
Ox – Year of the Ox – 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
Rat – Year of the Rat – 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
Pig/Boar – Year of the Pig/Boar – 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031
What setting do I need to use for my printer for these printables?
Personally, I try to use at least the normal if not the best print quality setting. I have to be very conscious of this since I have my printer set to draft by default.
I can tell you, this doesn’t look so great when printed on draft quality. So make sure to go to a higher dpi when making these.
Do I need to use any special paper when printing this out?
I like to use regular copy paper. While I typically default to white cardstock when doing printables –with this you want the paper to be thin & foldable – so copy paper is best. Instead of the thicker cardstock for other printables.
easy fortune cookie recipe
HOW DO YOU MAKE fortune cookie printables?
- Download the image file of your choosing by clicking the link that will open in a new window.
- You can then either right-click to download or you can choose the option at the toolbar to download. If you have trouble – sometimes choosing the option to open in another new window helps allow it to download.
- Once it has been downloaded, open the file.
- Select print.
- Cut the strips out and have them ready when getting started on these fortune cookies.
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Homemade Fortune Cookies & Free Printable
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In the mixer bowl, combine the egg whites & vanilla – beating with the paddle attachment until frothy.
- Sift the flour, sugar & salt in a small bowl.
- Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture & beat until it forms a thick batter.
- On a heavily greased or silicone-lined cookie sheet – take a small amount of batter on a teaspoon & drizzle into a puddle. (I first started out with a Silpat – I found that the cookie sheet with heavy cooking spray worked much better)
- Spread the puddle around until you have a thin circle approx 3 inches in diameter & uniform in thickness. Only do 2-3 at a time as once you pull them out from baking, you will have to work quickly.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until edges are golden brown & center is still pale.
- Remove & lift off the first one with a thin, offset spatula – flip upside down onto a cutting board and quickly place the fortune paper in the center.
- Fold the cookie in half- pinching together & hold with one hand.
- With the other hand, press into the center to form the bend & pull the ends down to form the cookie. This whole process of folding should take no more than 10 seconds before you move on to the next hot cookie waiting for you.
- You can hang it over the edge of a glass until it’s hardened or place in a muffin tin to help hold it’s shape.
- Repeat until all the batter is used up.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate. Please double-check with your own dietary calculator for the best accuracy. We at Yummi Haus cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Andrea Campbell says
How FUN!! I would love to make these. Some years ago when I was teaching English, I used this idea several times as a writing assignment for Chinese New Year: I gave each student three fortune cookies and asked them to enjoy the cookies, then choose their favorite one and expand on it in an essay, using a particular essay form — either descriptive, cause & effect, classification, narrative, compare/contrast, persuasive, etc. They loved it! Now, if I had just been able to make the cookies!
Stephanie says
I’m impressed too! The thought of actually making fortune cookies would probably never enter my mind.
Pride in Photos Photography says
These are adorable Gina!!
MG Atwood says
I’m with the hubs. Wow. Never thought of making these. Fun! Think the boys would find this most entertaining!
Lynn says
I have thought to try this but didn’t think there would be a real recipe to follow I thought I’d be winging it. We like Chinese takeout and we always read our fortune cookies with a laugh(we’re not superstitious) I made a joke on April Fool’s Day that it would be funny to have fortune cookies with really crappy stuff printed in them..I think your uplifting quotes are much better..lol. Thanks for sharing.
kim says
Adorable! I love Chinese food, and we enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year when we lived in Thailand…as many of the Thais are Chinese descendants. We loved going out for Dim Sum on weekends, and the interesting big Chinese meals other times. I miss those days, so much!
Tish says
Gina, these are beautiful!! What an awesome job you did!! What fun this would be with my girls! Pinned it already, can’t wait to try them!
Caitlin says
Oh my gosh I love these! How cute! My fiancé LOVES Chinese, might have to attempt these for his birthday!!
Caitlin
Lisa@ Cooking with Curls says
Those are awesome!! Next year is my year, sheep/goat…but I will still celebrate. We love Chinese food and I have always wanted to make homemade fortune cookies! The fortunes are so much fun. 🙂
Dana@chocolateandsunshine says
Thanks. I’m pinning and saving. With a little girl from China, it’s fun to have this for future celebrations. Meeting you via Play, Party, Pin. I’ll also like/follow your social media. Dana
Katelyn says
These are so fun!! I’d love for you to come & link this up at Link’n Blogs Link Party! Hope to see you there! http://learningcreatingliving.blogspot.com/2014/01/linkn-blogs-7.html
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
These are awesome, I never knew you could make your own fortune cookies! Pinning, and thanks for sharing at Creativity Unleashed!
heathersfp says
your cookies turned out beautifully,I tried once before and mine…did not – will definitely try your recipe this year
Tammi says
So fun and cute. My kids love fortune cookies. Can’t wait to give these a try.
Marti @ SewliciousHomeDecor says
How cute and I love the inspirations you put in them! Thank you for linking up this week at Sewlicious Home Decor!🙂
Marti
Nicky says
I didn’t realize the recipe was so easy. This will be a fun project for the kids during Chinese New Year. I found you at the In and Out Link Party.
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
I’m loving these fortune cookies & printable! Such a cute idea 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up this post to The Weekend re-Treat on The Best Blog Recipes! Wanted to stop by and Pin your post to our party boards while I was here tonight 🙂
Shauna @ The Best Blog Recipes
Kelly Stephens says
Oh my goodness they look so pretty and delicate. I think they would also be a fun little Valentine’s cookie with love messages inside.
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
Gina, these look like real live fortune cookies! And you made them! I am super impressed, really. What an awesome job!
Gina Kleinworth says
Andi – I simply adore you. Thank you so much for the encouragement all the time- I truly appreciate it. Hugs!
Ariean @OneKriegerChick says
Oh…I loved this post on SNAP! You make it look SO easy!
Thank you for linking up to the Hit Me With Your Best Shot Link Party Last week. Hope to see you and your Awesome ideas tonight at 7 EST!
~Ariean
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