Donsuemor Madeleines

Once you walk in you’ll be like «Wait!?! What!!! OMG! What type of place is this???» The reason why is because the setting is a like a huge office with a receptionist greeting you and it feels awkward to be there.
The receptionist told us there’s samples in the lounge area and we are able to purchase our delicious bakery goods from her when we are ready.
Kinda can’t help it, but with a plate full of delicious bakery samples, you’ll end up eating a lot of it without realizing it!
I’ll definitely be back when I need to buy more!
And free parking in their lot is awesome!

Amazing place. We thought we were walking into a counter front bakery but this place is wholesale. However they did sell us some very nice boxes of Madeline’s for Christmas. The young lady at the front desk was so very nice!

Recently I purchased Donsuemor French Almond Cakes at Costco. Well I cannot tell you that they are the greatess little dessert I have ever had. Outstanding taste perfect size. They have other little sweets that I hope Costco and other stores will carry. Outstanding product.

Yuk! I just had my first one this morning & it’s a bit too greasy, and tastes like egg. I like that it was individually wrapped, but that was about it. Oh, it was pretty too. Too bad about the taste.

I honestly did not know that Donsuemor Madeleines was based in the Bay Area. I am happy to learn that they are and am even happier to support the local business. I’ve always loved these madeleines as they are the perfect soft cookie filled with that sugary buttery flavor. The cookie interior is always moist and fluffy and almost cake-​like. Recently I’ve been buying the bulk packs from Costco. Love that the cookies are individually wrapped. It’s great for sharing, if you don’t end up eating them all by yourself!

Oh, how I used to love Donsuemor traditional madeleines. I haven’t had any for a couple of years and, on seeing them at one of our local gourmet supermarkets, I promptly bought two packages to bring as part of a cookie platter to a friend’s party.
What a disappointment! The soft, moist light texture was the same as I remembered but the rich butter flavor was completely gone. I thought that perhaps my taste buds had gone stale so I asked my wife to try one. I gave her no prompts and she agreed that the cookie had no butter flavor. In fact she said it was tasteless.
I went on line to check the Donsuemor website to check the ingredient list which I reproduce here: Ingredients: Sugar, butter (milk), wheat flour (unbleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, natural flavoring.
But the ingredient list on the Donsuemor packages I bought at Balducci’s on Old Georgeotown Road in Bethesda, Maryland is quite different: Sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream, salt), eggs, canola oil, natural flavors, butterfat, water, invert sugar, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, corn starch, calcium sulfate, tricalcium phosphate and monocalcium phosphate), milk.
Before buying any Donsuemor products again, I will check the ingredient list more carefully and advise you to do the same.

I personally know people that wok here. They love what the do and good at it. I only know what goes on there because they tell me what’s up. But the perks of knowing people that work there is I get to try samples of new products coming out & of course get free stuff! Got a whole box of cookies for free. The kind that are my favorites are the chocolate dipped ones. A whole entire box like that is nearly $ 40 — paid nothing. Really recommend trying these cookies if you haven’t, yea it’s sort of expensive but it’s worth it because they are good. They have them at Starbucks, 4 plain cookies for $ 3? (I think) but I recommend you try those before buying a whole box.

I didnt realize Alameda had so many good bakeries. Having tried Semifreddis also, It was another revelation for the madeleines here. Not too sweet, good soft, but firm texture. Definitely a great snack. If you’re not careful you can polish off a dozen of these things with a blink of an eye. Luckily I held myself to one of these and one Semifreddi biscotti. Otherwise I’d be in a lot of dietary trouble

All time favorite madeleines.

Smells like heaven but they will not sell you any Madelines unless you order 24 hours in advance. Booo! Save the trip and head straight for Costco

These are the best Madeleines I have ever had. They are chewier and more moist than the ones you get from Walgreens or Costco in the cirular plastic container.
I first tried them at a small coffee shop where I work and wanted to cut costs so tried to order some online. While they are definitely cheaper if you buy direct, the company charges $ 10 for 3 day business shipping. Guess I’ll just have to go to their store!

Madeleines are so yummy so I’m glad I stumbled on this place to buy a box.
This looks like the corporate location so from the outside it does not look like a typical bakery where you can check out all the different things and order. The minimum buy is 1 box and I got the variety with had regular, lemon, chocolate dipped for 16 bucks. They accept credit cards and after they get your order they send someone to the back to get the box for you.
You can then wait in the lobby while trying their individually wrapped ones. They look like they would be so good with your morning beverage. I hoep my client liked it because it was purchased for them. A good different alternative to cupcakes, cookies, etc.
Its right near Peet’s and Raiders HQ towards the back of Loop.

Grabbed a sample (ok, more like 3) at Costco, of all places, and bought a bag to take home. It didn’t even cross my mind that the little heart shaped madeleines were probably leftovers from Valentine’s day, but for a little over $ 8, I got 20 of those buggers. I could probably eat at least a third of them if I let myself, but alas, I do have to fit into a wedding dress soon. Will definitely go back to Costco for the gift certificate and then head to the store to pick up. =)

Traditional madeleines are soft, chewy, moist, and buttery. They reminded me of a light pound cake — love them!

Nom nom nom… these are now my favorite madeleines ever! I’m so glad I got to try them last week at Pley. :) The lemon is my favorite… can’t wait to try all their other treats.
See ya soon!

These madeleines are GREAT and if their employees are as nice as the ones at PLEY then I am definitely coming to give them business. Seriously, tell me they weren’t super nice. I think I has a crush.
In all seriousness, the chocolate dipped ones were fantastic and I was started to take a few under the guise of bringing some over to my friends. I didn’t have 14 friends to distribute these to, in reality I was taking 10 for myself but somehow in the long crowded upstream walk from their booth to the seating area, they were knocked from my drunken hands and someone stole the precious jewels of sweetness from me. Great now I sound like Gollum. Look what I’ve become.

5 Stars if you get them as a gift. 4 Stars if you are buying them yourself.
We got a box of the chocolate dipped chocolate madeleines and OMG you can’t stop at just one. They come individually wrapped so it’s a rather convenient to-​go snack. The downside is that I like to eat a bunch so I build up a small pile of garbage whenever I’m chowing down.

These are GREAT.
I’m giving them only 4 stars because I haven’t had a chance to try them warmed… and they are just a tad bit less tasty than the soft, straight-​out-​of-​the-​oven free samples we had when we were at Bouchon Bakery a month ago.
However, the ones at Bouchon are like $ 3 a piece so if I had to buy either one of them then these totally win because these have a better taste to price ratio.
Disclaimer: I hope my comparing them to Bouchon ones don’t make you think these are not good ~ if anything, I think they are almost as good and so much cheaper so in my book that’s much better.

These madeleines are carbolicious and so worth the calories.
Eating the Lemon Madeleines is like eating candy. You can’t stop once you start.
You can order the madeleines in bulk and pick them up to save $ 20/​box (for shipping). They come frozen and defrost nicely over two days.
We order one box of the Lemon and one box of the Chocolate Dipped Traditional Madeleines for our wedding. They looked great and were gone instantly.

Extreeeemely yummy and highly-​addictive madeleines. Fresh, not too sweet, moist, cake-​like, the egginess just right – the way madeleines should taste. Blows other so-​called madeleines out of the water, including Miette’s. I can eat 3 to 4 in a sitting. Oink.
Available at most Peet’s. Trader Joe carries them, maybe Andronico, sometimes Mollie Stone (probably with a huge markup). Starbucks used to carry them but they cheaped out, went generic and slapped on their own copycat packaging.
Cheaper when you buy them in bulk (box of 60 in 3– or 6-​packs) directly from their headquarter, to split with friends. They freeze well up to 2 months. (They recommend that you store in freezer, not fridge, and take a pack out when you have a craving. Thaws in half an hour and best eaten within 10 days fresh or after thaw.) No preservatives or trans fat.
Also comes in lemon and chocolate dipped… but I like the original.