Oct 15, 2009

mis-fortune cookies


you will get a wart on your nose
you will be abducted by aliens
you will be impaled by a witch hat
a rat will gnaw on your toe
a bat will get stuck in your hair
zombies will knock on your door

you get the idea...

This is my first attempt at making fortune cookies (in this case, misfortune cookies). I'm sure my second will be better. I used THIS RECIPE, which I found quite tasty, and I added black frosting color to the batter. I also used parchment paper instead of greasing the trays.

Some tips from my mistakes:
  • work quickly folding the cookies, and bake only a few at a time, 4 or 5
  • make sure to spread your batter circles well enough. I didn't, and my cookies were a tad too thick, which made them crack when folding.
For the misfortunes, either write your own on 1/2" by 3 1/2" paper slips, or print my pdf of misfortunes HERE. If you write your own, here are some more misfortune suggestions:



a witch will cast a spell on you
a ghost will move into your attic
a vampire will suck your blood
you'll get stuck in a spider web
slime will ooze from your nose
you'll enter a haunted house...and never leave
you'll get candy corn stuck in your teeth...forever
the dead will rise in your back yard
someone will poison your apple cider
your Jack O' Lantern will come alive
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16 comments:

  1. cookies and cupsOctober 16, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    ooh, how fun! never made fortune cookies before, they always seemed too complicated, but this sounds do-able! thanks!

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  2. Cheryl HoustonOctober 16, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    These are great. Are they hard to make? What's the difficulty scale- 10 being the most difficult?

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  3. the decorated cookieOctober 16, 2009 at 10:14 AM

    I'd say a 4, if that. They were pretty easy and took less than an hour. My only problem was the thickness/breaking when folding, but that's because I realized afterwards I forgot the water from the recipe. Would've dropped it down to a 2!

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  4. Pink Little CakeOctober 16, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    What a great idea!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 16, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    Great ideas you have on this blog! Thanks!

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  6. oneordinarydayOctober 16, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Brilliant! And very festive too!

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  7. SueOctober 16, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    You have the CUTEST ideas! I've already done your marshmallow ghosts and your monster cookies:) These cookies are very clever! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. PuppyLovePrincessOctober 17, 2009 at 8:33 PM

    love these! what cheeky fun :)

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  9. HeidiOctober 18, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    What an adorable (I meant spooky!) Halloween idea! Fortune cookies are so fun to make and this makes it even more fun. I think my daughters 2nd grade class would really love these at the class party!

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  10. Mini BakerOctober 18, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    I love that they are black! so cute and clever!
    -Mini Baker

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  11. the decorated cookieOctober 18, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    What kind words! thank you all for your comments!

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  12. TauniOctober 19, 2009 at 11:42 AM

    What a cool idea...far, far above my skill level, but so fun!

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  13. Erin JumpOctober 19, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    Really cute! I think they turned out pretty good. And they look like FancyFortuneCookies with the dark brown color!

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  14. Sugar SirenOctober 20, 2009 at 6:49 PM

    These are fantastic. What a really clever idea!

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  15. J+SOctober 21, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    I must make these! What a wonderful idea and thanks for the tips. Mind if I repost and link back to you?

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  16. ValerieOctober 23, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Great halloween idea! I love it.

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