Madeleine Cookies
Madeleine cookies: A delicate French pastry that's part cookie, part cake, and so buttery-delicious! Perfect with tea, coffee, or cocoa.
Servings: 16 pastries
Calories: 142kcal
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs (large), preferably room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt (scant)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted & cooled slightly
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Place the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt in a large mixing bowl and whip on high speed until doubled in volume and very pale in color (approx. 5 to 7 minutes).
- Sift in 1/3 of the flour, then gently fold until combined.
- Fold in 1/3 of the butter gently, until combined.
- Repeat the previous 2 steps until all the flour and butter are incorporated.
- Chill the batter for 1 hour to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, grease a madeleine pan, and dust it with flour, tapping out any excess.
- Scoop 1.5 tablespoons of batter into each well of the pan.
- Bake until puffed and golden brown around the edges and springy to the touch (approx. 10 to 12 minutes).
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool, and dust with powdered sugar to garnish.
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Notes
Click here for a chocolate version: Chocolate Raspberry Madeleines.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pastry | Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg