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Lemon Madeleines

Rated as 4.49 out of 5 Stars
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Ingredients

servings 129 cals
Original recipe yields 12 servings (1 dozen)

Directions

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  1. In a large bowl blend eggs and sugar add butter and blend well. On low speed, blend in flour, baking powder, lemon, vanilla.
  2. Cover bowl with towel and let sit for one hour.
  3. 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.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 129 calories; 5.7 g fat; 18 g carbohydrates; 1.9 g protein; 44 mg cholesterol; 53 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Just finished making these, and they are delicious. I didn’t have the proper mold so I ended up using a regular cupcake pan. It worked fine I just had to cook them for close to 20 minutes to get...

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Taste-wise, this was a great recipe. The lemon flavor was perfect as is; I didn't add extra zest as some did. Everything else about this recipe misses the mark, though. I knew I was taking a ri...

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Taste-wise, this was a great recipe. The lemon flavor was perfect as is; I didn't add extra zest as some did. Everything else about this recipe misses the mark, though. I knew I was taking a ri...

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Just finished making these, and they are delicious. I didn’t have the proper mold so I ended up using a regular cupcake pan. It worked fine I just had to cook them for close to 20 minutes to get...

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More lemon zest! Use 4 Tbsp for a real lemony flavor.

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I made these for our cookie exchange needed 10 dz. so I made half of them with orange instead of lemon then I dipped the tips, melted white choc for the lemon and milk choc for the orange ones ...

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I LOVE THIS RECIPE!! Fast easy and excellent for dunking in tea or coffee. I did not find them too dense at all but I do whip the eggs and sugar until they are nice and fluffy. I also use the...

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Yummy lemon madeleines! Easy to make, even for a beginner.

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Great tasting cookies and very simple recipe! This is much simpler than others I've tried over the years, and the cookies were not too dense. To begin, I changed the recipe yield to 36... and ...

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I made a glaze for these with lemon juice and powdered sugar and dipped them in the glaze while hot....... yummmmmmmm

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I must have done something wrong. Mine came out really heavy and tasted terrible. I know I should have baked them for longer, perhaps that was the problem. I tried a different recipe ("Madele...

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