Are they cookies or are they cakes? Madeleines or Madeleine Cookies are like little cakes, but in a cookie shape. They are baked in their own special pan called a Madeleine Pan, with shell-shaped molds. They are light, soft and buttery, which make them perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chill batter for: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Yield: 18 to 2 dozen Madeleine Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- zest from 1 small orange or lemon
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (plus) butter, melted and cooled slightly
- powdered sugar
Preparation:
Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in zest. Set aside. Combine eggs and sugar. With electric mixer, beat on high for 3 minutes. Mixture will be thick. Hand stir in melted butter. Fold in flour mixture using figure-8 motion. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat Madeleine Pan with either cooking spray or brushed in melted butter. Divide batter between 2 - 12 cup Madeleine pans. Bake Madeleines for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned around edges. Remove pans from oven. Tap on counter and dump out onto cooling racks. Sprinkle fluted tops with powdered sugar just before serving.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat Madeleine Pan with either cooking spray or brushed in melted butter. Divide batter between 2 - 12 cup Madeleine pans. Bake Madeleines for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned around edges. Remove pans from oven. Tap on counter and dump out onto cooling racks. Sprinkle fluted tops with powdered sugar just before serving.
