If all fortune cookies tasted this delicious, I'd eat Chinese food more. Fresh, crisp, and in a variety of sweet flavors - these cookies make you not even care what the paper fortune says inside, because you're already feeling lucky.
Introducing: Fancy Fortune Cookies. I won't list all of their outrageous flavors here, because I really want you to check out their website. But, I'm going to tease you just a bit...how about double chocolate, or cool cappuccino...You're feeling "fortune-ate" to know about this site now, aren't you? An array of cookies are available in traditional, fruit, and "exotic" flavor categories. AND, they come in a multitude of colors that can match the color theme of your special event.
Fancy Fortune Cookies sent me my choice of cookies to sample. I'm sure it comes as no surprise that this chocoholic selected their chocolate-covered fortune cookies, which were exceptional. The coconut fortune cookies were one of my favorites too. I truly enjoyed them all, as did my husband and daughter (I have a vague memory of letting them taste at least one, before hiding the bag). I have to admit, I found the thought of a fruit-flavored cookie to be a bit questionable. They were hands-down the best fortune cookies I've inhaled delicately eaten.
Whenever possible, I try to give a little background info about the creators of the products I review. Their personal stories are often inspiring. I gotta say that this particular "how I got started story" is quite different from the rest, starting with the crazy ideas of a clown. "I quit my job as a professional Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey clown. Yes! I was a clown with the "Greatest Show on Earth." In fact, you can still see my picture in the World Book Encyclopedia under the word "clown." Then, I set aside my own children's TV show... I turned in my notice and left my job in October of 1990 to the shock and laughter of my family, the TV station and my friends. Little did I know that I was trying to break into one of the most unusual and secretive food industries you could imagine. I was literally the first non-Chinese person to EVER begin actually making and manufacturing my own fortune cookies in gourmet flavors and colors. I called 8 different Chinese fortune cookie companies back in late 1987, and tried unsuccessfully to find any one of them that thought my idea of flavors and colors was a good idea. Finally, my 9th contact was willing to listen to me. For the next 2 years we painstakingly experimented and created tens of thousands of bad looking AND bad tasting batches of fortune cookies. It was a frustrating and expensive learning curve. Finally after a bazillion cookies -- we "cracked the code." Since 1987 I've invented a total of 17 different, delicious, and turbo-charged flavors used by many companies, restaurants and businesses across the U.S. My goal is to make literally the best-tasting, best-looking and most memorable fortune cookies on the market."
I have a funny feeling that your next fortune will say: "you are about to enjoy the best fortune cookies you've ever had, and you will send some to Nina at Playground for Parents."
Wanna Buy It? Check out the fabulous gourmet flavors and colors of cookies at Fancy Fortune Cookies. And here's a great concept - their lab will also create any flavor you want!
Wanna Win It? Fancy Fortune Cookies is offering one very lucky reader the flavored cookies of their choice (excluding chocolate covered)!
Come out to play with a Giveaway!
Visit Fancy Fortune Cookies. Leave a Comment telling me what flavor you'd love to try. Comments must be received by 11:59pm (PST) on August 7th. One winner will be selected by Random.org. Winner will be notified via email, and will be announced here. Be sure to leave your email address so that I can contact you (and make sure it doesn't go to spam) - I'd hate for you to miss your prize. Winners have 48 hours to respond, or a new winner will be selected. Open to residents of U.S. and Canada. Good luck!
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Many thanks to Erin at Fancy Fortune Cookies for providing this Review and Giveaway!
Congratulations to lucky winner, Lorie (#64)!
I would love to try the vanilla since chocolate covered is not available (shucks)!
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Posted by: susan | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 01:06 AM
I'd like to try the cappuccino flavored cookies. Thanks for the chance.
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the chocoholics looks so good.
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Posted by: amy p | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 09:11 AM
I would like to try the Double Chocolate flavor!
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Posted by: Nancy | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 09:41 AM
I would like to try the Passion Fruit Punch Fortune Cookies.
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Posted by: Christine | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 09:44 AM
I'd love to try the lemon ones-sounds very refreshing!
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I like the Raspberry Fortune Cookies. Thanks. angel_2417@yahoo.com
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Posted by: Shannon | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Chocolate covered anything looks great to me.
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lemon is my fave
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Posted by: Jo | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 10:45 AM
i would like to try the double chocolate fortune cookies!
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Posted by: Jennifer McLachlan | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 10:59 AM
I would love to try the Luscious Lemon. Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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Posted by: Jackie | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 11:32 AM
I would like to try the Bubblegum and/or Strawberry flavors.
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Posted by: Tia | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM
I would like to try the minty mint cookies
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Posted by: Patti Hess | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 01:18 PM
I would love to try the vanilla ones!
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Posted by: DG | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 04:02 PM
I would love to try Vanilla! I love vanilla flavored anything!
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Posted by: Jennifer | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 04:58 PM
I think strawberry would be good
Posted by: Keitha | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 05:00 PM
I would love to try the
Blueberry Flavored Fortune Cookies!! I would use these for my Daugheter's Baby shower!!! My first Grandbaby!!! YAY I am gonna be a GRAMMA!!!
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Posted by: Leslie M | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 06:02 PM
I would love to try the Cool Cappuccino and the double chocolate (mmmmmm).
Thanks for the chance to win this great giveaway, I've been wanting to try these.
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