Best Madeleine Cookies Recipes

MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the sugar and grated lemon peel together in a large bowl, and set the mixture aside for about an hour.
• Pour the eggs into the mixture, and mix them together.
• Add milk, and mix until blended.
• Mix in flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar.
• Add the softened butter, and mix until blended.
• Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge for about an hour. (Personally, I don't think this step is necessary.)
• You'd better get a non-stick Madeleine mold, and you need to butter and flour the pan before pouring the batter into it. Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spoon the batter into the pan. Fill about 2/3 of the pan. Bake until puffed and brown (13-15 min).
• Remove the cookies from the pan when they are still hot. Let them cool on a cooling rack.
• You can slightly butter and flour the pan again for the next batch.
• Dust the cookies with icing sugar before serving.

MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a small saucepan, melt butter until light amber in color.
• Brush madeleine pan with melted butter, and dust lightly with flour. Place hazelnuts and 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, and process until very fine.
• Combine hazelnut mixture, 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, flour, and salt in a medium bowl. Add egg whites and vanilla, and whisk to combine. Add melted browned butter, and whisk until incorporated. With a tablespoon, fill molds evenly, about 3/4 of the way. Transfer to oven, and bake 14 to 18 minutes. Cool 2 minutes, and remove from pan. Cool completely on a rack, ridged side up. Dust cookies with confectioners' sugar.

GOURMET MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Generously butter and flour pan for large madeleines (about 3x1 1/4 inches).
• Using electric mixer, beat eggs and 2/3 cup sugar in large bowl just to blend. Beat in vanilla, lemon peel and salt. Add flour; beat just until blended. Gradually add cooled melted butter in steady stream, beating just until blended.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Bake until puffed and brown, about 10-16 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Gently remove from pan. Repeat process, buttering and flouring pan before each batch. (Can be made 1 day ahead.).
• Dust cookies with powdered sugar.

HAZELNUT MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the hazelnuts and confectioners' sugar; cover and process until nuts are finely chopped. Set aside. Melt 1 tablespoon butter; brush two 12-shell madeleine pans with butter. Dust with 2 tablespoons flour; tap pans to remove excess flour and set aside. Place remaining 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan; melt over low heat until it turns a light amber color, 4-5 minutes. Set aside to cool., In a large bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and a pale lemon color. Stir in melted butter and vanilla. Combine the baking powder, salt and remaining flour; stir into butter mixture just until combined. In a small bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Gently fold in reserved nut mixture., With a tablespoon, fill prepared pans two-thirds full. Bake at 325° until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before inverting pans onto wire racks to remove cookies. Cool completely. Lightly dust with additional confectioners' sugar if desired.

PINA COLADA MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put the cake mix in a mixing bowl and add the butter. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the eggs, milk and rum. Beat with a wooden spoon until you form a smooth batter. Fold in coconut until evenly distributed.
• Spray 2 madeleine molds with nonstick cooking spray. Using a tablespoon, drop the batter into the molds filling halfway. If you don't have madeleine molds, you may drop the batter on an ungreased baking pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are nicely browned. Let cool in the pan then turn out onto a platter. Repeat method with remaining batter.

GOURMET MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Generously butter and flour pan for large madeleines (about 3x1 1/4 inches).
• Using electric mixer, beat eggs and 2/3 cup sugar in large bowl just to blend. Beat in vanilla, lemon peel and salt. Add flour; beat just until blended. Gradually add cooled melted butter in steady stream, beating just until blended.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Bake until puffed and brown, about 10-16 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Gently remove from pan. Repeat process, buttering and flouring pan before each batch. (Can be made 1 day ahead.).
• Dust cookies with powdered sugar.

HEALTHY BUT SUPERIOR MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F . If you are using a non stick coated pan, no need to grease it.
• Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar in large bowl just to blend. Beat in vanilla, lemon peel and salt. Add the rest of the ingredients, beating just until blended.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Bake until puffed and brown, about 10-14 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Gently remove from pan. .