Almond Madeleines
Ingredients
- 1-7 oz box Odense Almond Paste
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, melted
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar
Odense Almond Paste gives these French cookies a rich almond flavor and perfect texture. Bake these unique treats for gifts or special occasions.
Time
20 minutes to assemble
11-13 minutes to bake
11-13 minutes to bake
Yield
36 cookies
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour a madeleine pan.
- Using an electric mixture, beat Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater), butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each. Beat on high for 5 minutes or until mixture is thick and pale colored. Beat in extract.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Pour flour mixture into almond mixture a third at a time, folding gently until incorporated.
- Spoon* one tablespoon batter into each mold. Bake 11-13 minutes until light golden and top springs back when pressed.
- Cool pan on wire rack for a few minutes and gently unmold. Cool cookies on wire rack and dust with powdered sugar. Repeat steps 5-6 until all batter has been used.