Madeleine inspired Melting Moments

I have an easy, elegant and scrumptious little cookie

to share with you today! It's a Melting Moments cookie baked 

in a mini Madeleine pan! I used the same recipe as my Melting 

Moments Sandwiches with Raspberry Buttercream, but this 

time I pressed pieces of the dough into my French Madeleine 

pan, baked them, then sprinkled them with powdered

sugar to serve. 

I used this same technique for my Orange Shortbread Madeleines.

I really liked the way this pan showed off the lovely details of the 

Melting Moments cookies. I used a darker non-stick pan for the 

orange shortbread madeleines and they weren't as pretty.

I didn't even have to butter the pan before baking. Then I 

let them cool for 3 or 4 minutes, gently tapped the pan 

on the counter and they fell right out.

I let them cool completely on a wire rack, and dusted them

with a light sprinkling of powdered sugar. How easy is that?!

I think these are a perfect easy addition to a 

Spring Tea Party menu! 

Madeleine inspired MELTING MOMENTS 

2 sticks (250g) butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used clear)

1/2 cup (80g) icing (confectioners') sugar, sifted

1 1/2 cups (225g) all purpose flour

1/2 cup (75g) cornstarch (cornflour)

Preheat oven to 325F (160C).

Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Into a bowl, sift together the all purpose flour

and the cornstarch/cornflour. 

Beat butter, extract and confectioners' sugar

with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

On lowest speed, add flour mixture in two

batches.

Divide dough into quarters. Onto a surface dusted with 

a light coating of powdered sugar, Roll each quarter into 

a log about 9"-10" long and 1 1/4" round. Slice each log 

into 1/2 inch wide slices and press each piece into a 

Non-stick Mini Madeleine pan. Bake for about 15 

minutes. 

Let cool in pan for 3-4 minutes. Remove cookies from 

pan by gently tapping on work surface, then transfer 

them to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes 

approximately 80 tiny cookies.

To serve: Lightly dust cookies with powdered sugar

then arrange on a vintage plate. Place a few

edible flowers around for an extra pretty

touch! Enjoy!

Today I'd like to sit and sip

Forget about the world a bit,

Ignore the things I have to do,

         And just enjoy a cup or two. - Unknown