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Custom Fortune Cookies are a great way to add an individual touch to your event, function or if you're simply entertaining family and friends. They can even be a great marketing tool for your business if your company tagline is incorporated into the fortune cookie sayings themselves. There are a considerable number of vendors that offer this service on a bigger scale.

If you can't really be prepared going to the trouble of making your own Fortune Cookies a quick and straightforward secret is to take a load of existing fortune cookies and heat them to a point where they're pliable enough to open and remove the existing fortune, you can then add your very own message. The method is reasonably simple as detailed below.

1. First warm the fortune cookies (one at a time) for approx. 30 seconds wrapped in paper hand towel
2. Next remove the fortune cookie from the microwave and remove the paper hand towel.
3. The fortune cookie should now be simply opened so taking care not to burn your fingers carefully open the cookie. If you find you need to force the cookie open simply warm up for a further 10 seconds. You can use the fringe of a butter knife if you require some extra assistance.
4. Take away the 'fortune' already encased in the fortune cookie and using your pre-made fortune cookie quote scrupulously enclose in the cookie.
5. Next close the cookie over and hold the shape for one or two seconds until it begins to cool and take shape.

This method works quite well and as you are only heating the cookie for a brief period of time you wont run any chance of burning the cookie.

Tips for Getting a Great Result

Remember the cookie won't be moldable for long so move moderately quickly and clearly have your fortune cookie bon mots printed and cut to shape good to go. If working alone you'll need to work on one cookie at a time. If this sounds rather like a long drawnout out process you could prefer to think about employing one of the providers available by doing quick Google search.