Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

Very good! I also thought it might need more flour...but no. Agree about the shorter cooking time. Nine minutes max!

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2011

Great recipe - I added orange essence - worked well. A note about the baking time - its too long - make it 10 minutes and they are just right.

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covlocks

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2011

Very nice petite cakes! My girlfriend and I love these and i decided to try this recipe for my first attempt. However, I think I added too much batter to the molds because the baked over the edges. They taste awesome, but i think i need to restrain more when filling the molds. Ooops...

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Wandering Baker

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: York, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2010

these are great! they are not too sweet but the powdered sugar on top adds the right amount of sweetness!

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pumpkinsasa

Reviewed: May 20, 2009

These came out so cute and shiny. They looked great with a bunch of different flavors to make "day at the beach" madeleines. =)

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BlankChocobo

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2008

So Good!! The bake time, however should be lowered to about 9 minutes to avoid a dry cake. Overall, this recipe was just what i was looking for (and the batter was delicious).

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Maggie!

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2007

I made these for my French manfriend and he absolutely loves them. He's constantly asking me for them now. These have a dark chocolate flavor - not milk chocolate, so it's true that they are not too sweet. They are best on their own coming right out of the oven. A day or two later, they taste great dunked in coffee. These have become an instant staple in my house. Thank you so much for the recipe!!!

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Theresa Marie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Living In: Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2006

I made a small batch of these today just to try them. They were very yummy, not too sweet or too chocolately. I expected them to be a light crunchy cookie, but they were actually quite spongy. Hard to describe, but good.

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KANND86

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2006

I don't know if my madeleine tray is smaller that those used in the US, but I actually got 30 out of the mix and had to throw a bit of the batter away!!! I also found them to be a little on the bittersweet side which is fine by me, but some people do prefer their chocolate goodies to be sweet rather than bitter. Mine turned out a little bit too much like mini muffins as well. I'm not sure whether that's because I over mixed the ingredients, although I did fold the dry ingredients in and only just until they were all blended.

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RECHJM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Living In: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2006

These turned our rather well and were especially tasty warm. Yes, they have a darker chocolate flavor (cocoa) and less sugar but I like a less sweet product. The powdered sugar on top added a little more sweetness. I was a little concerned when I added the eggs to the butter and sugar as the mixture started to separate and looked more like cottage cheese than creamed butter, eggs and sugar. I tried to fold in the flour and cocoa as is advised in so many Madeleine recipes but it took quite a bit of stirring to get the mixture blended. I thought the batter looked like it needed more flour but as you will see, it did not. I did as the recipe instructed and placed rounded teaspoons of batter in the Madeleine pans (I used Bakers Joy - two short bursts per mold and blotted any huge globs with a paper towel or brush) and it was exactly the right amount of batter. I preheated my oven and checked the temperature with an oven thermometer. I baked the Madeleines for exactly 12 minutes. I turned the pan over and they popped right out on the rack with a little whack. I wish these were low fat because these are a tasty way to get your daily allotment of heart healty cocoa!

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