These cookies are served as dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States and several other countries, but strangely enough, they are not available in China. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unknown, but most versions agree that they were brought to the United States in the early 20th century by Japanese and Chinese immigrants. Although the prototype of these sweets originated in the 19th century in Japanese temples, and they, for the most part, began to produce them in America, this dessert became associated with China during World War II, when the Japanese and Japanese Americans were sent en masse to concentration camps, and The production of biscuits was "picked up" by the Chinese.

The production of this type of biscuit is a profitable business. Approximately 3 billion are produced each year worldwide, the vast majority of which are consumed in the United States. The largest manufacturer of such cookies is Wonton Food Inc. headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, supplying 4.5 million cookies per day. Other major manufacturers are Baily International in the Midwest, Peking Noodle in Los Angeles, Lucky Cookies in Russia, and Wish Factory in the post-Soviet space. Along with them, there are other small producers of this delicacy. In addition to the USA, they are served in Chinese restaurants in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Great Britain, Finland and some other countries.

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