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Dessert for 10

Fortune Cookies

$0.42for 450 minServes 10

Thin egg-white cookies bake in small batches, then fold while warm into their familiar curved shapes.

Fortune Cookies with its ingredients

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 1.5 oz$0.40/oz typical1.5 oz$0.60Typical price
Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical1$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown$1.05

Swaps

  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlour

Not included in the cost.

  • 50 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 10servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

ChineseVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts

Typical price

$0.11 per serving$0.42 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a baking sheet with butter.
  2. Melt the butter and let it cool slightly.
  3. Whisk the sugar, egg white, vanilla, flour, and melted butter into a smooth batter.
  4. Drop two teaspoons of batter onto the sheet and spread each into a thin 3-inch circle.
  5. Bake two or three circles at a time for 6 to 8 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned.
  6. Fold each warm circle in half, then bend it over a bowl edge and cool until firm.

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