Madeleines ..... Satisfy your sweet tooth with a low calorie treat.

Madeleines

Ingredients:

6 Tablespoons butter plus 1 teaspoon

1 3/4 cup cake flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

finely grated zest of 2 lemons

pinch of salt

4 beaten eggs

2 teaspoons butter for molds

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

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Grease two Madeleine pans containing 3" long molds with 2 teaspoons butter. Melt 6 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon butter over medium low heat and let cool 10 minutes.

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Whisk together 1 3/4 cups cake flour, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, finely grated zest of 2 lemons. and a pinch of salt in a bowl; fold in 4 beaten eggs until smooth. Add butter; fold just until mixed. Divide batter between molds, filling each about three-fourths full. Bake rotating once until golden brown 15 - 20 minutes. Remove cookies from molds; let cool slightly. Makes 2 dozen.

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I like to sift confectioners sugar over the cookies just enough to dust them. This gives the cookies a "finished" look.