Madeleine Lemon Cookies

These wonderful cookies have been described in Alexandre Dumas's Culinary Dictionary. Gourmet, connoisseur of cuisine, and just a big lover of food, Dumas could not help but mention Madeleine. Indeed, at that time "Madeleine" was already served at the table in every decent house in France.

Ingredients

• icing sugar 300 g
• vanilla extract 1 tsp
• eggs 6 pcs.
• premium flour 300 g
• butter 300 g
• zest of 1 lemon

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine sugar, vanilla sugar and eggs. Beat until mousse. Add melted butter, zest and stir gently. Pour flour in portions and stir the dough until it becomes smooth.
2. Fill the Madeleine tins after greasing them with oil. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for ~ 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, immediately remove the cookies from the molds. Sprinkle the cooled madelena with icing sugar.