LEMON MADELEINES

Lemon Madeleines image

Good tea cookies.

Provided by Ashley

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 eggs
½ cup white sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ lemon, juiced and zested
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

In a large bowl blend eggs and sugar add butter and blend well. On low speed, blend in flour, baking powder, lemon, vanilla.
Cover bowl with towel and let sit for one hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and butter and flour madeleine molds. Whisk batter then spoon into molds 3/4 full. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from molds and cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129.1 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 43.7 mg, Fat 5.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 53.1 mg, Sugar 11.8 g