Lemon Madeleines

These madeleine cookies are soft, cakey, and flavored with lemon juice and zest for the perfect afternoon tea snack.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 129 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 lemon, juiced and zested
• 0.33333334326744 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Blend sugar and eggs in a large bowl. Add melted butter and blend well. Blend in flour, baking powder, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla on low speed. Cover the bowl with a dish towel and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter and flour madeleine molds.

Step 3

Whisk batter and spoon into the prepared molds, 3/4 full.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove madeleines from the molds to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.