Fortune Cookies

Heat oven to 400. Spray a cookie sheet liberally w cooking spray. Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat; set aside. In bowl of electric mixer, combine egg whites and sugar; beat on medium for about 30 seconds. Add flour and salt and beat until combined. Add butter, cream, and extract and beat about 30 sec. Pour 1T of batter onto half of baking sheet and spread w back of spoon into a thin 5″ circle; repeat on other half of sheet. Bake until edges of cookies turn golden, about 8 min. Remove sheet to heat resistant surface. Working quickly, slide a spatula under one of the cookies. Lift it up and place it on a towel. Using your fingers, fold the cookie in half, pinching the top together to form a loose semi circle. Hold the cookie w your index fingers inserted at each open end and slide your thumbs together along the bottom line. Press into the center of the cookie while bending the two open ends together and down to form the shape of a fortune cookie. This whole process should take about 10 seconds. Once the cookie hardens, you cannot fold it. Place on towel to cool and shape the second cookie. Repeat until all the batter is used up. To avoid wasting batter, practice folding w a circle of paper first. Write message on strip of sturdy art paper and thread through cookies when done. Makes 15

Butter 5T unsalted
Egg White 4
Sugar 1c confectioners
Flour 1c, sifted
Salt pinch
Heavy Cream 3T
Almond Extract 1tsp