Homemade Fancy Fortune Cookies

Method

• step 1

  Sift the flour. Place the flour and salt in a large bowl. Mix. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

• step 2

  Next add approximately 1/2 of the egg yolk . Mix well using your hands. Try to work quickly.

• step 3

  Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 10 -15 minutes.

• step 4

  Now take the chilled dough and roll out into a 12 inch square that is about 1/8 inch thick, using a rolling pin. Use a cookie cutter and cut out cookies using your favorite cookie cutter shape (the recipe should make about 25, depending on how big your cutter is).

• step 5

  Make flower stem: Next cut the remaining dough into strips - 1/8 inch width and 6 inch long. Fold strip in half and twist strip together. I have done this in the photo above.

• step 6

  Lightly butter a baking tray and then line with oiled or baking sprayed parchment paper. Place the flower stems onto the baking tray.

• step 7

  Next brush the egg wash on top of the stem.Take a flower cookie and place on the top of the stem. Now make one hole on the top of flower using a toothpick.

• step 8

  Brush the egg on top of the flowers and stems.

• step 9

  Bake about 15 minutes at 200 c degrees or until the crust is golden brown.

• step 10

  Remove from oven and let cool.Take a small strip of paper and write your fortune and connect it to the cookie with a piece of string threaded through the hole that you made in the flower. After that decorate.Enjoy.