Marquesas

Marquesas are traditional Spanish cookies originating from Castilla-La Mancha. These little cupcakes are typical of Sonseca in Toledo, where they're traditionally prepared during the festive Christmas season. Moist, soft, and lemony, they are made with a combination of eggs, lemon juice, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest, cornstarch, ground almonds, and confectioners' sugar for dusting. The batter is placed into cupcake liners and it's then baked until the cookies are still soft on top. As they cool, the cookies harden a bit, but still remain soft and moist.