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This was one of the first recipes I have posted. I hardly had any visitors at the time, so I have decided to dig it up and write about these French biscuits (or cookies). They may look ordinary, but their delicate crumbly texture, buttery taste and a delicate touch of saltiness make them very special.<\/p>\n
\u201cPalet\u201d (pronounced without the final “t”) means a \u201cpuck\u201d , and \u201cjeu de palets\u201d is a Brittany regional game with pucks which shape is similar to those used in hockey. Brittany is famous for its rich in butter sweets \u2013 usually made with salted butter \u2013 and one of those is a crumbly cookie, called \u201cpalet\u201d in reference to its puck shape. They have a buttery taste, are slightly salty and sweet at the same time, very crumbly and melt in your mouth too quickly\u2026\u00a0Palets bretons are quite popular all around the \u00a0country and can be found in every supermarket, but they are easy to prepare and obviously taste better baked at home.<\/p>\n
Together with\u00a0Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0palets are a good way to use up egg yolks (if you have made\u00a0Coconut Cookies<\/a>\u00a0for example\u2026or another dish calling for whites uniquely).<\/p>\n There are\u00a0French internet recipes\u00a0galore for\u00a0these cookies. The one I tried for the first time and have always made with success comes the French blog\u00a0Miamm\u2026Maman Cuisine<\/a>, where I also found the trick to keep their shape (see below).<\/p>\n