Biscuit shops Côte Aquitaine

Would you like to discover or rediscover the one and only madeleine of Dax? To do so, you have to go through the door of the little shop of Maison Cazelle. With its old-fashioned charm from the beginning of the 20th century and its retro décor, it is one of the oldest in the town. Founded in 1906, this family-run business has built its reputation on the famous madeleine de Dax, sold in pretty blue or pink cardboard boxes. The recipe has been jealously guarded for five generations, and today by Sébastien and Clément. It is a must for all gourmets!

As in La Bastide-Clairence, La Fabrique de Macarons now has a second boutique in a charming setting, featuring Eugénie. This is the woman who inspired its creator to embark on his adventure. It's as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the palate, with so many delicious products on offer. Made in situ, don't hesitate to try the different flavors: almond, almond-chocolate and Espelette pepper, hazelnut, coconut-chocolate, organic coconut-lemon, turmeric... With no added colorants or preservatives, these recipes preserve their authenticity.

Biscuiterie Okina will delight you with its additive-free artisanal products. Local stores and supermarkets in the Basque Country sell our savory cookies made with ewe's milk cheese and Espelette pepper, tomatoes and onions, and goat's cheese; and our sweet chocolate and hazelnut cookies, Basque cakes and cornmeal galettes. Handcrafted with raw materials rigorously selected from local producers to guarantee quality.

Maison Miettes combines traditional and revisited recipes. 3 enthusiasts and 3 friends, Stéphane, head pastry chef (3 Michelin stars), Alexandra and Albert, two honoris causa, passionate about taste and aromas, who have combined their talents in the service of beautiful raw materials and good flavors to create Basque cakes in blackcurrant/lemon, cherry, etc., but also Basque shortbread of the moment, vanilla, lemon (delicious), Piedmont hazelnut, lemon cakes... Caramels and fruit jellies are also available.

It was the Rhune, the Basque country's mythical mountain with its green pastures, that inspired Marc, our master pastry chef, who trained in haute French pastry-making at a leading Parisian establishment. In Ascain, between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, in his workshop, where you're irresistibly drawn by the scent of vanilla and other perfumes, he makes a wide range of Basque specialties: savoury versions such as petits salés de la Rhune with ewe's milk cheese and Espelette chilli pepper, and sweet versions such as Kaïoux plain.

Yvette has opened a small, family-run cookie factory, where she makes delicious sweet (orange or lemon, almond/praline, chocolate, etc.) or savory (thyme/parmesan and onion/Espelette pepper) palets in a tiny laboratory, without coloring or preservatives. In association with a jeweler in La Teste-de-Buch, she also offers an ocean-themed necklace. You can also find her cookies and gift boxes on the 100% Arcachon Basin and Val de l'Eyre online market (www.cavientdubassindarcachon.fr).