Fortune Cookies

36 1/2 X 2 1/2-inch strips of paper for fortunes
3 egg whites
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted (I prefer real butter here)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp almond extract

Write fortunes on strips of paper and fold in half; set aside. Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Beat egg whites until frothy. Beat in sugar and salt. Stir in butter, flour, and almond extract.

Making no more than six cookies at a time, drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet about 3 inches apart. (making too many at a time will make it hard to get them folded, as they cool very quickly, unless you have help) Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.

While cookies are still warm and pliable, hold each cookie in palm and place a fortune on one half of cookie. Fold cookie in half over the fortune. Drape the center of the folded cookie over the handle of a wooden spoon. Fold edges of the cookie around spoon until sides touch: slide off spoon. (if cookies become brittle, return to oven for one minute to soften, then shape.)

Pam