7,122 vanilla extract recipes

Crispy oatmeal cookies that spread thin with lacy, caramelized edges that shatter when you bite. A high butter-to-flour ratio and quick oats deliver crunch, not chew. Optional nuts and raisins.

Chocolate domino cookies made with cocoa powder, cut into rectangles, and decorated with vanilla buttercream dots and lines. A fun baking project for kids.

Adorable brown sugar pecan cookies shaped like tiny turtles with pecan halves for legs and heads. Frosted and irresistible, these bake up in about 10 minutes.

Moist, low-fat chocolate cake made with pureed prunes instead of butter and topped with a tangy orange glaze. Deeply chocolatey with barely any fat, and no one will guess the secret ingredient.

A layered no-bake blueberry pie with a creamy pineapple cream cheese base and a glossy blueberry-lemon topping. Chilled in a pre-baked shell and finished with whipped cream.

Moist, tasty and light. A perfectly delicious cake to finish up the meal without feeling guilty.

Chocolate amaretto cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust and a lightened filling that blends cream cheese with cottage cheese, cocoa, almond liqueur and chocolate morsels. A small 7-inch springform pan dessert.

Banana macaroon salad layers homemade coconut-oat macaroon crumbs with sliced bananas, pecans and whipped topping, then chills until everything melds. A retro potluck and picnic favorite.

Pumpkin cheese tart with a gingersnap-oat crust and a marbled cream cheese-pumpkin filling, finished with warm caramel sauce. A lighter take on pumpkin pie that actually holds its own on the holiday table.

Kluski z makiem is a traditional Polish Christmas Eve noodle dish tossed with poppy seed filling, butter, raisins, lemon zest, and vanilla. A sweet, comforting holiday classic.

Old-fashioned icebox cookies with cardamom, cinnamon, lemon juice, and chopped nuts. Slice-and-bake dough that refrigerates overnight or freezes for weeks. Paper-thin and crispy.

White chocolate macadamia nut brownies drizzled with a white chocolate cream sauce. Rich, buttery blondies with a fudgy center and crunchy macadamias in every bite.

Palm Beach pineapple squares: a chocolate walnut cake base topped with a lemon-scented pineapple layer, baked together into one tropical dessert bar.

Versatile yeast dough that makes both buttery crescent dinner rolls and glazed cinnamon raisin rolls. One big-batch recipe, two classic results, 48 rolls total.

Marble scones with swirled chocolate and vanilla doughs folded together for stunning ribbons of bittersweet chocolate. A buttermilk-tender showpiece scone for brunch or afternoon tea.

Rocky road cookies are fudgy chocolate drop cookies studded with chocolate chips and chopped nuts, each topped with a melty mini marshmallow. Bakery-style cookies in 8 minutes per tray.