Comments on: Madeleines (the Best, Easiest Recipe, with Video!)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:57:34 +0000

In reply to Minu. I'm so sorry to hear this happened, Minu! If these turned out dense the eggs may have needed to be whipped more. Did you weigh your flour? These should be more dense than a cake, but definitely more light and fluffy than a regular cookie. :)

By: Minu

Minu — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:48:33 +0000

Disclaimer: I’m rarely this frank, and I hate for it to come out harsh!

Taste: 8/9 (vanilla and lemon are yum)
Structure: stodgy! The inside isn’t light and fluffy, rather dense.
I followed all the steps to a T- making sure not to over mix, etc, but the butter still spilled out despite the Viking oven temps!

I think this recipe needed far less flour and about 4 tablespoons less butter!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:32:59 +0000

In reply to Christina. We're so happy you found our recipe, Christina! Thanks so much for the review

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:16:27 +0000

In reply to Mingy. We appreciate the review, Mingy! So glad they turned out so nicely for you

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:12:49 +0000

I have to say something
Yesterday was my first time baking madeleines, I tried an horrible recipe and it was a failure. them I asked on reddit and someone shared your recipe. I baked madeleines today using your recipe and it was a SUCCESS!!!!! The taste is so good and buttery, one thing I love is that there is no baking soda! And this is perfect for coating the cookies. Seriously best recipe! easy, delicious, fluffy!! Thank you so much 🙂

By: Mingy

Mingy — Fri, 15 May 2026 02:21:22 +0000

I just made this and followed the instructions pretty much exactly (I did whip the eggs a little longer than 30 seconds because the sugar was taking a while to dissolve). It turned out just like regular madeleines! They were soft and delicious 🙂 No eggy flavor or any mishaps that people have mentioned in the comment section. I do have a good quality and light metal madeleine pan that I used for this. Lemon zest gave it a nice kick of lemon flavor. Will make this again in the future for sure!!

By: Gerard Norris

Gerard Norris — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:28:32 +0000

Fabulous! many thanks …

By: Bell

Bell — Fri, 01 May 2026 23:24:49 +0000

Perfect, approachable, and hard to eat just one.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:50:07 +0000

In reply to Miriana Regis. I'm so sorry to hear this happened, Mariana! Is it possible they needed to bake a little bit longer?

By: Miriana Regis

Miriana Regis — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:49:09 +0000

I tried to make these flavored with pandan extract (1tsp pandan, 1 tsp vanilla) and they ended up tasting super eggy. Ive tried the pandan before and i dont think its from that. Anything i can do to reduce the eggy taste?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:27:45 +0000

In reply to Alicia Flores. Hi Alicia! It should be showing right above the recipe. If you are running an ad blocker the video player won't work. You can always find all of my videos on YouTube though. :)

By: Alicia Flores

Alicia Flores — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:26:55 +0000

Where can I find the video?

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:34:03 +0000

omg my favorite cookie!!!thank you soooo much for this recipe!!I will be making these anytime I want now.Donna

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:06:02 +0000

In reply to Daniela. Hi Daniela! What kind of pan are you using? The pan is really the only thing I can think of that would cause this issue. :(

By: Daniela

Daniela — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:46:42 +0000

Hi there,

Thanks for the recipe. Super easy and delicious. Just curious though: my madeleine lines dont seem to be super prominent. Any suggestions?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:41:54 +0000

so good! my first time ever making Madeleines and I have only even eaten the ones from Walmart but I fell in love and knew I needed to make them myself. they are a little more dense and sweet than the Walmart ones, but I love them and love how much money I will save by making them at home! (girl math... because I won't save any money because now I'll have them more often ) super happy with these!

By: Gigi KY Mak

Gigi KY Mak — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:24:56 +0000

In reply to Kathy Stilo. Same here, didn't turn out as good. . I saw another recipe by a Taiwanese baking master, they use a little baking powder and cake flour(low glutenous flour) instead of all purpose flour. The batter is less dense than this one. I mean this one taste good but it is dense and did not rise much.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:23:54 +0000

this is very similar to the recipe I use and they always turn out well. I do add an extra egg yolk for extra richness and a little more evening. I do chill my batter for 15 to 30 min only.
easy and delicious.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:47:12 +0000

In reply to Nancy. Hi Nancy! I haven't personally experimented with making them chocolate. Several comemnters have reported removing some flour and putting in cocoa powder, but without having done it I just can't say for sure how it would work. If you do try it I would love to know how it goes. :)

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:07:15 +0000

can you make with cocoa?

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:27:30 +0000

what a great recipe! so easy to follow and the results were very impressive. so much so, I’m making these for Easter. so delicious, I even got the hump!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:37:29 +0000

In reply to Kathy Stilo. I'm so sorry to hear this is happening, Kathy! Next time you try these, try whipping the eggs just a little bit longer. This should fix your issue. :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:51:57 +0000

In reply to Julie Mason. Hi Julie! Dark brown sugar will give the madeleines a richer flavor so that may have been the issue here. :(

By: Kathy Stilo

Kathy Stilo — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:26:14 +0000

Wanted to know what I’m doing wrong? Many people commented on the density. I made the madeleines twice now and followed the recipe to a T. I beat the eggs until foamy. Did not spread in pan like you said, it spread but not to entire mold. The hump was there but a bit on the dense side. Is there no baking powder in this recipe? I’m wondering if that could be the issue! The taste is good but once again I made these twice and both came out the same, dense and did not spread! Thank you.

By: Julie Mason

Julie Mason — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:16:19 +0000

They didn’t taste like the ones I get from Costco, which I love! They tasted too sweet and the only thing I did different was use dark brown sugar. Thank you for the recipe