How many calories are in a fortune cookie?

20 calories each with 5 g of carbs, the smallest calorie item on the menu that still counts as food.

Are fortune cookies free at Panda Express?

Yes, they come with orders at no charge and are included by the handful in the catering bundles.

Yes. The published flags list wheat, soy and egg, since the batter is built on egg whites.

Can I ask for extra fortune cookies?

Most stores will add a few if you ask. They also arrive by default in the bag, so declining them is the easiest calorie to skip here.

Updated 06 August 2026

Panda Express Fortune Cookie

Name: Copycat Panda Express Fortune Cookie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American Chinese
Ingredients: 2 egg whites; 0.5 cup sugar; 0.5 cup flour; 3 tbsp melted butter; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp water; 0.25 tsp salt; 12 paper strips with written fortunes

20 calSauces & Extras

Fortune Cookie is a sauces and extras item with 20 calories per serving, 0 g protein, 0 mg sodium. Panda Express does not publish a standalone price for it; it is ordered inside a Bowl, Plate or Bigger Plate.

Contains: Wheat, Soy

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About This Dish

The Fortune Cookie is the free finish to a Panda Express order: a crisp folded wafer with a paper fortune inside, 20 calories each. It arrives in the bag with no asking required, and it is the lightest sweet item the chain hands out.

The cookie itself is thin, brittle and mildly vanilla flavored, snapping cleanly rather than crumbling. It is more ritual than dessert: the fortune is the product and the cookie is the wrapper. Fortune cookies are an American invention rather than a Chinese one, developed in California bakeries in the early twentieth century, which makes them a fitting end to a meal at a chain that has always been American Chinese by design.

At 20 calories with 5 g of carbs, it is the smallest calorie item on the menu that still counts as food. Two of them cost less than a single sauce packet of Sweet and Sour at 70 calories. Worth knowing for anyone on a strict count: they land in the bag by default, so declining them is the easiest calorie to skip in the store. Published flags cover wheat, soy and egg.

How much is a Fortune Cookie? Free with orders at every location, and they are included in the party bundles by the handful.

It suits the end of any meal here, and it is the one item on the menu people keep in a pocket for later. For a real dessert, the Apple Pie Roll at 150 calories is the only other sweet option in the store. Anyone counting strictly on a keto day should note the 5 g of carbs and hand it to someone else.