diff --git a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm
index ca0c1bd2e7c..049f78fa5f9 100644
--- a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks.dm
@@ -1054,15 +1054,7 @@
 	icon_state = "fortune_cookie"
 	filling_color = "#E8E79E"
 	list_reagents = list("nutriment" = 3)
-	var/obj/item/weapon/paper/fortune/F
-
-/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/fortunecookie/New()
-	..()
-	F = new /obj/item/weapon/paper/fortune(src)
-
-/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/fortunecookie/Post_Consume(mob/living/carbon/human/user)
-	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[F] falls out of [src]!</span>")
-	user.put_in_hands(F)
+	trash = /obj/item/weapon/paper
 
 /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/badrecipe
 	name = "Burned mess"
diff --git a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/recipes/recipes_oven.dm b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/recipes/recipes_oven.dm
index a1b684d9343..2fcb2eb95a0 100644
--- a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/recipes/recipes_oven.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/recipes/recipes_oven.dm
@@ -180,21 +180,15 @@
 	result = /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/fortunecookie
 
 /datum/recipe/oven/fortunecookie/make_food(obj/container)
-	var/obj/item/weapon/paper/paper = locate() in container
-	paper.loc = null //prevent deletion
+	var/obj/item/weapon/paper/P = locate() in container
 	var/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/fortunecookie/being_cooked = ..()
-	paper.loc = being_cooked
-	being_cooked.trash = paper //so the paper is left behind as trash without special-snowflake(TM Nodrak) code ~carn
+	if(P.info)
+		P.loc = being_cooked //Prevents the oven deleting our paper
+		being_cooked.trash = P //so the paper is left behind as trash without special-snowflake(TM Nodrak) code ~carn
+	else
+		being_cooked.trash = new /obj/item/weapon/paper/fortune(being_cooked)
 	return being_cooked
 
-/datum/recipe/oven/fortunecookie/check_items(obj/container)
-	. = ..()
-	if(.)
-		var/obj/item/weapon/paper/paper = locate() in container
-		if(!paper || !paper.info)
-			return -1
-	return .
-
 /datum/recipe/oven/pizzamargherita
 	items = list(
 		/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/sliceable/flatdough,