Fortune Cookies Types and Styles

Buying fortune cookies to sell or give away as promotions

There is a variety of reasons why you may need to buy fortune cookies. Perhaps you own a Chinese restaurant and want to serve them to your patrons. Perhaps you want to distribute them to promote your company. Or perhaps you just want birthday fortune cookies to give to your employees as a morale booster. No matter your needs, there is a fortune cookie for you.

It may surprise you to learn that there are dozens of fortune cookies types and styles since the cookies are all the same shape. However, it is true. Three major ones are:

1. Traditional vanilla cookies with custom fortune options;

2. Colored cookies that are made to catch the eye;

3. Jumbo fortune cookies that are baked to be shared.

 

Get fortune cookies with a custom message inside them

People who eat fortune cookies a lot may tire of the typical sayings on their papers, which are mass produced and distributed to hundreds, if not thousands, of restaurants. They are sure to remember yours if you customize your own fortune cookie message.
Try: Get in touch with Keefer Court Food if you want to write your own fortunes. You can have your custom fortune messages printed in black or color. You can even order an assortment, so people at the same table won't get the same message. The company will separate the batches for you for an extra charge. Fortune Cookie Supply may have what you need if you want to add a graphic. You can pick one or more "dodads" from their list of 20.

Look at fortune cookie vendors that sell colored cookies

Colored fortune cookies are not the best choice for traditional restaurants, but they are wonderful as promotional items and for special events. The cookie looks familiar, but bright colored ones certainly aren't, which really makes them pop.
Try: Consider the selection the Fortune Cookie Store sells. You can get cookies in yellow, orange, pink, green, red, brown or blue. They come with one of eight sets of preselected messages inside. The also have colored cookies with a fruit flavor added. These allow for custom messaging. If you want a cookie that is exclusive to your business or event, contact Extra Mile Promotional Products. This company lets you get cookies made in any PMS color.

Go for custom giant fortune cookies

Who wouldn't love to be surprised with a jumbo fortune cookie? These cookies, which are approximately five inches across, are perfect for employee incentives, as centerpieces and even as prizes for contests.
Try: Check out the dipped and decorated jumbo cookies offered by Fancy Fortune Cookies. You can order cookies covered in milk chocolate and rainbow sprinkles for an everyday occasion or ask the company to dress them up for holidays or parties. Each comes in its own bag with a ribbon. If you'd like more flavor options for your giant cookies, Chocolate Fortunes may be the fortune cookie business for you. It has peanut butter and butterscotch in addition to chocolate. You can also order your cookies plain so they look more like the Chinese restaurant variety.

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