Happy Valentines Day! To celebrate the holiday I decided on a recipe that is easy, quick, and could be done in pairs. AWWWHHH. Need not forget, it is also Chinese New Year! For all you late boyfriends (or girlfriends), these are SUPER quick, which means there’s still time to fool them into thinking you haven’t forgotten… So celebrate both occasions and make these for your sweethahhhht.

1 egg white
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1 tbs. water
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar

Make fortunes out of 3″ by 1/2″ pieces of paper. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk egg white, extracts and water until frothy. Add in remaining ingredients, and stir until well combined. On a liberally oiled sheet pan, place 1 tablespoon amounts of batter at least 5 inches apart. In a circular motion using a spoon, spread out each until it’s about 4 inches in radius. Bake in oven for 5 minutes, until the edges are brown. Using a metal spatula, remove from sheet and place onto your hand (don’t worry, it won’t burn you). Insert fortune in center, then fold cookie in half. Press the center of the unfolded side against the rim of a cup (it’s very difficult to explain, I’d suggest looking up pictures and figuring it out yourself). Place each cookie in its own pocket of an empty egg carton to harden for 20 minutes.

Note for making the cutest fortune cookies: Now, I said earlier that these were easy, and by easy I meant I had a whole day off and tried three different recipes and added a little bit of this and that in order to get the right one for you guys. SO MAKE THEM, PLEASE. They really were fun and easy once they stopped being a pain and sticking to the pan… so liberally grease it. I melted a little bit of chocolate and dipped them which was extra tasty… When you spread each cookie out, they’ll look a little translucent which is a good thing (you don’t want them too thick or they won’t harden)! Good luck! SMOOOOCH!