The Madeleine

 -3 EGGS
-1/4 tsp SALT
-1 cup SUGAR

-1/3 of a VANILLA BEAN

-1 cup ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

-1/4 lb BUTTER

The first time I ever heard about these cookies was in the movie "Transporter", and I've wanted to make them ever since.  All in all it turned out to be a very easy recipe, but first I needed to go buy a madeleine baking sheet.  It was about twenty bucks form Bed Bath & Beyond.

First I melted the butter and let it cool down until it almost became solid again.  Then I preheated my oven to 375 degrees and lightly buttered and floured the baking sheet.  Next I grabbed my mixing bowl and my handheld mixer and blended the Eggs, Salt and Sugar together until the mixture became thick.  At that point it started to resemble pancake batter.  Then I grabbed the flour and started to fold it in to the egg mixture, a rapid but gentle fold.  After all the flour was mixed in I grabbed the congealed butter and repeated the previous process of folding rapidly.

All that was left to do was grab a soup spoon and drop the mixture into the moldings of the baking sheet.  One at a time I filled them almost 3/4 of the way up allowing some room for the cookies to rise.

Into the oven they went for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.  Once on the cooling rack I finished them off with a little powdered sugar.

Awesome cookies!  I highly recommend giving this recipe a go!