Cinnamon Orange Madeleines

These Cinnamon Orange Madeleines are delicate, light and buttery with a hint of orange and cinnamon flavors. They're irresistible! They're the perfect addition to your holiday cookie tray this season!

Prep Time20

Cook Time12

Total Time32

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Cinnamon, cookies, madeleines, orange

Servings: madeleines

Calories: 103kcal

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Ingredients

1/2 cup (one stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp, ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp. freshly grated orange zest
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Coating Mixture

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions

Place rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 12-shell madeleine pans with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk eggs and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the orange zest and vanilla extract and continue to whisk for 1 minute. Gently fold in the flour until just blended, followed by the melted and cooled butter until fully incorporated.
Fill the madeleine shells until almost full. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the madeleines are puffy and lightly browned. Remove from the oven and cool for just 1-2 minutes in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack. Then dip each madeleine in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Cool completely an enjoy!

Cinnamon Sugar Coating Mixture

In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon until well combined.

Notes

You'll want to dip the cookies in the cinnamon sugar mixture while they're warm, so the sugar sticks.

These also taste delicious with lemon extract instead of the orange. If you choose to use the lemon extract I would omit the cinnamon and increase the vanilla extract to 1 1/2 teaspoons.

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