Madeleines
Ingredients
1 cup
All purpose flour
¼ tsp
Baking powder
2
Eggs
⅔ cup
Sugar
1 tsp
Vanilla essence
½ tsp
Lemon zest
⅛ tsp
Salt
1 tsp
Lemon juice
8 Tbsps
Butter
(melted)
Powdered sugar
(optional)
Instructions
1
Prepare madeleine cookie tray by greasing with butter.
2
Preheat oven 350°F.
3
Sift flour and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
4
In a large bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest and salt until fluffy.
5
Gradually add flour and mix well.
6
Stir in the lemon juice.
7
Pour butter around the edges and fold into the batter with a spatula, then stir.
8
Pour about 1 tbsp of the mixture into each greased madeleine cookie tray compartment and spread to shape.
9
Bake for 14 minutes on the top rack of the oven.
10
Remove and sprinkle powdered sugar on warm cookies.