Ingredients
- 3 Large eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 cupper butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for dusting)
- madeleine molds (or any shell shape shaped mold)
How to Make Madeleines
Chocolate madeleines Just omit the lemon zest and substitute it with1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and an additional ½ cup of sugar. Alternately you can just coat them with melted chocolate on top. Trivia Madeleine cookies were invented by chef Jean Avice in the 19th century. He worked in the kitchen of Prince Talleyrand. |