Recipes with vanilla extract

No bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies set up on the stovetop in 20 minutes. Crunchy peanut butter, cocoa, and quick oats give them fudgy centers and chewy edges.

Chocolate pinon cookies with grated semi-sweet chocolate and toasted pine nuts in a buttery shortbread dough, dusted with powdered sugar. A Southwestern-inspired holiday cookie.

Hand-shaped chocolate pretzel cookies made from a cocoa butter dough, baked until set, then frosted with a simple cocoa-powdered sugar icing. A playful baking project that yields about 2 dozen.

Hand-shaped chocolate pretzel cookies made from a cocoa butter dough, baked until set, then frosted with a simple cocoa-powdered sugar icing. A playful baking project that yields about 2 dozen.

White chocolate macadamia nut cookies with chunks of real white chocolate (not chips) and buttery toasted macadamias. Soft centers, lightly browned edges, classic bakery-style cookies.

Ghost cookies made by dipping butter cookies in white almond bark with black jelly bean eyes. A no-bake Halloween treat kids can help make in under 30 minutes.

Buttery banana muffins with sour cream create an incredibly moist crumb that stays fresh for days. A family favorite that's simple enough for weekend baking with kids.

Chocolate meringue pie with a silky cooked custard filling and a billowy sweetened meringue topping baked golden. The diner-counter classic done from scratch with unsweetened chocolate for that unmistakable old-fashioned cocoa flavor.

Fresh strawberry pie with whole berries set in a gelatin glaze inside a meringue cracker crust with walnuts. A showstopping no-bake filling in a crispy shell.

Classic three-layer white cake with vanilla and almond extract, topped with rich chocolate frosting. A heritage recipe using egg whites for a pure, snowy crumb.

Classic three-layer white cake with vanilla and almond extract, topped with rich chocolate frosting. A heritage recipe using egg whites for a pure, snowy crumb.

The recipe was easy to follow, and my kids loved the cake. It only lasted a couple of hours. I know, they all have sweet teeth :)

Maple bread pudding steamed in a double boiler with real maple syrup, raisins, and a vanilla egg custard. This stovetop method creates its own sauce as it cooks, no oven needed.

Peanut butter cup cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with chopped peanut butter cups baked into the filling and scattered on top. Rich, creamy, and totally over the top.

Pumpkin-shaped sandwich cookies filled with raisins, walnuts, and orange juice concentrate. A festive Halloween cookie project with pumpkin pie spice dough.

Hot fudge pudding cake that creates its own chocolate sauce as it bakes. Cocoa batter topped with sugar and hot water transforms into cake over a pool of rich fudge sauce.