Madeleines Aux Almonds

By patticakes

Classic Madeleine cookies made with almond paste.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter
• 7 oz almond paste (don't use almond filling)
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 eggs
• 4 drops vanilla
• 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
• 1 ts baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in medium saucepan. Remove from heat and cool in a large bowl of cold water. Place almond paste in mixer with paddle attachment. At medium speed, gradually add sugar to the almond paste and mix until well creamed. Add eggs and vanilla and beat untill fluffy and light. Resift flour with baking powder. Add to almond paste mixture, folding gently just until blended. Pour in melted butter and fold in quickly but gently. Chill at least 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 425. Generously brush madeleine pan with softened butter and dust with flour, shaking out excess. Spoon (or pipe) batter into molds, filling 3/4 full. Bake until cookies are light golden, about 8 minutes.