Madeleines are little French tea cakes baked in special molds that give them a distinctive shell shape. These moist and delicate little French delights with the exquisite buttery vanilla flavor could almost be called the national cookie of France where they can be found next to the cash register of pastry shops all over the country.
Our freshly baked madeleines stay moist and delicious in their elegant tin. Serve them at home with tea and coffee, or give them away as a special gift to a friend!
Want the cookie but not the tin? Treat yourself with our individually wrapped madeleines here!
Our madeleines come in 3 delicious flavors: Traditional Butter Vanilla, Chocolate Hazelnut, and Lemon Pistachio.
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All natural. No preservatives. No trans fat.
Handmade using Organic Unbleached Flour, Fresh Eggs, Fresh Butter, and Pure Vanilla
It was the famed French writer Marcel Proust who gave the Madeleine its literary déjà-vu fame in Remembrance of Things Past, in which he referred to them as the ". . . little shell of cake, so generously sensual beneath the piety of its stern pleating . . ."
Unlike Proust's memory, the actual origins of the Madeleine are somewhat unclear. The most widely accepted version is that the name was given by King Louis XV to honor his father-in-law's cook, Madeleine Palmier, when he first tasted them at the Chateau Commercy in Lorraine in 1755. His wife, Marie, then introduced them to the court, and they soon became all the rage at Versailles.
Even today, the little cakes remain in vogue and are still linked to the town of Commercy, where a large number of commercial Madeleines are produced. And at Fauchon, the ultimate gourmet food emporium on the Place de la Madeleine in Paris, you will find a newly opened Madeleine Bar in the Boulangerie, offering both sweet and savory versions of these delicate little cakes.
