Free Fortune Cookie Templates

What Is a Fortune Cookie?

A Fortune Cookie is a small sweet cookie that contains a slip of paper with a message for the person eating the treat. A popular party favor, this edible item symbolizes fate, wisdom, and luck - you get to pick a cookie before knowing what words wait for you when you break the cookie in half, and people around the world often take these messages to their hearts following the directions they have been given or changing the decision they have made regarding their love life or career. It is a great idea to decorate a house with paper Fortune Cookies before a gathering whether you make a garland or cut out many cookie-shaped pieces of paper for the attendees to have fun with.

You may find a full list of Fortune Cookie templates by checking out our library below.

How to Make a Fortune Cookie?

Here is how you may create and customize your own Fortune Cookie template out of paper:

1. Prepare the supplies you will need for a blank Fortune Cookie template - get the paper, scissors, adhesive dots, a pencil, and any small item you can find in your house to trace the initial outline of the cookie. Choose the right paper - it cannot be too thin otherwise it may rip while you are putting Fortune Cookie fortunes inside the external part of your creation. Consider using origami paper or paper specifically designed for scrapbooking - you may find it in any handicraft store or marketplace online. The paper may already have a pattern on it or you may draw anything before you start working on the cookie - small symbols associated with the holiday you are celebrating or Chinese characters especially if you are organizing a party in honor of Chinese New Year.
2. Draw as many circles on the paper you have selected with the help of a round object - it may be a lid of a jar or a mug coaster. We suggest you to prepare a bunch of three-inch circles. Take the piece of paper and fold it without creasing - make sure the cookie has a loose fold that is about an inch wide. Open the paper back and fold it in the other direction after which all you have to do is to push the fold inside the cookie bringing the ends together. It is important the ends hold together so use adhesive dots or glue so that the cookie keeps its shape even in a few hours.
3. As for the Fortune Cookie fortunes, you may write them on the paper template - on the inside of the item you are making. Otherwise, stick a small strip of paper inside the main part of the cookie after you glue the ends together or in the process of gluing. A party where guests are offered Chinese food will be a more memorable event if you give them a bowl of colorful paper objects that contain secret Fortune Cookie sayings, sharing words of wisdom, or giving advice related to their personal or professional life.

Still looking for a particular template? Take a look at the related templates below:

• Craft Template;
• Box Template;
• Card Template.