Recipes with vanilla bean

One-bowl devil's food cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, buttermilk, and cake flour. Dark, moist, and mixed entirely in one bowl.

Sugar-free whole wheat cookies sweetened naturally with dates, coconut, and orange zest, rolled in ground pecans. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie with no added sugar.

Benne wafers, the Charleston Gullah classic of toasted sesame seeds in a thin crisp brown-sugar cookie. African heritage cookies with a buttery snap and deep caramel-nutty flavor.

Fudge Yummies are layered chocolate brownie bars with a cream cheese filling, melted marshmallow top, and swirled chocolate cream cheese frosting.

Raisin orange polenta cookies fold Cointreau-soaked raisins, bright orange zest, and a scoop of cornmeal into a buttery Italian-style drop cookie. Golden, subtly crunchy, and citrus-bright.

Death by chocolate bundt cake combines cocoa powder and 12 ounces of chocolate chips into a sour cream batter for the ultimate chocolate-on-chocolate dessert. Dusted with powdered sugar.

Triple-layer lemon cheesecake with a cinnamon cracker crust, creamy lemon filling, sour cream topping, and a tangy lemon curd glaze. A make-ahead dessert with bright citrus in every layer.

Classic pecan pralines, the New Orleans candy with toasted pecans suspended in a creamy brown sugar candy. Six ingredients, no nuts skipped, classic Cajun holiday treat.

These are chewy and crunchy with a bittersweet chocolate coating. My Mom's favorite:)

Chocolate cherry cookies with a whole maraschino cherry hidden inside each cocoa cookie, drizzled with melted chocolate icing. A cherry cordial in cookie form.

Chocolate pecan cookie slices shaped into logs, baked, then cut on the diagonal and drizzled with white chocolate. A slice-and-bake method that yields 40 elegant cookies.

Sweet potato pecan pie with brown sugar, dark corn syrup, warm spices, and a praline liqueur whipped cream topping. Two Southern classics merged into one rich, custard-set slice.

Buttermilk coffee cake baked in a tube pan with a cinnamon-sugar and toasted pecan streusel swirled through the center and on top. Tender and egg-free.

Vanilla cream pie with a silky cornstarch-thickened custard, real vanilla, and a generous mound of whipped cream. The classic American diner pie made from scratch.

Chocolate pecan pie with melted semisweet chocolate and butter swirled into a classic corn syrup filling. Rich, fudgy, and loaded with pecan halves in a flaky pastry shell.

Rich almond spritz cookies with nutty depth and delicate crumb. Cookie press shapes bake up golden with sophisticated flavor beyond basic butter cookies.

Slice-and-bake vanilla wafer cookies with powdered sugar, butter, and cream of tartar. Make the dough ahead, chill, slice thin, and bake crispy in 10 minutes.

Walnut quick bread with cinnamon and a tender crumb, no yeast needed. Served sliced with honey-whipped cream cheese for a breakfast loaf or afternoon snack.

Homemade single-serving eggnog blended from milk, egg, sugar, and vanilla in five minutes flat. A frothy, old-fashioned holiday drink topped with freshly grated nutmeg.

Easy sugar cookies you simply roll into balls and bake, no chilling and no cookie cutters. Soft, buttery, vanilla-scented cookies from pantry staples, golden at the edges and ready in under half an hour.

Buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies made with cornstarch for an ultra-tender crumb, scented with almond and vanilla, then dusted in powdered sugar.

Chocolate cookie cheesecake: a chocolate chip cookie crumb crust, a creamy cheesecake studded with cookie pieces, a tangy sour cream layer, and a chocolate ganache glaze. A loaded, make-ahead cookie lover's dessert.

Santa's white fudge made with sour cream, corn syrup, and sugar cooked to soft-ball stage, then loaded with candied cherries and pecans. Creamy holiday candy in an 8x8 pan.

Flourless-style chocolate squares with melted unsweetened chocolate, cake flour, hazelnuts, and skim milk. Fudgy, nutty, and lower in fat than traditional brownies.

Cocoa chiffon cake made with whipped egg whites, cocoa powder, and a hint of cinnamon. Light as air with deep chocolate flavor, baked in a Bundt pan and finished with powdered sugar.

Rhubarb nut muffins with buttermilk, brown sugar, and walnuts topped with a cinnamon-walnut streusel. Tart rhubarb and crunchy nuts in every bite. Ready in 35 minutes.

Pecan pumpkin pie with a spiced pumpkin custard bottom layer and a buttery brown-sugar pecan topping. Two holiday pies in one, brightened with lemon zest and juice in the pecan filling.

Buttery coconut shortbread pressed into tart pans and baked golden. Made with unsweetened coconut, chilled butter, and vanilla for a crisp, sandy cookie with tropical flavor.

Maple syrup shortbread bars with a buttery shortbread base topped with a brown sugar, maple syrup, and toasted walnut layer. A two-layer cookie bar that's part shortbread, part praline.

No-cook cream cheese fudge made with unsweetened chocolate, powdered sugar, and chopped nuts. Smooth, dense, and rich with zero time at the stove.

Luscious apricot bars layered over a shortbread crust with a chewy brown sugar topping studded with plump apricots and chopped walnuts. A classic two-layer dessert bar rolled in sugar.

Koulourakia me sousame are traditional Greek sesame cookies with a tender, slightly crisp crumb and toasty browned-butter aroma. Each twist is rolled in sesame seeds for nutty crunch in every bite.

Old-fashioned date and pecan cake baked low and slow in a tube pan. More fruit and nuts than batter, with a dense, rich texture similar to fruitcake.

Easy chocolate sheet cake is a Texas-style one-bowl 9x13 cake with buttermilk, cocoa, and a hint of cinnamon. No mixer needed, ready in 40 minutes. Moist, rich, bake sale-ready.

Orange madeleines with fresh orange zest and juice folded into a classic French sponge batter. Light, shell-shaped cakes dusted with powdered sugar while still warm.

Pumpkin pecan pie layers a spiced pumpkin custard under a classic pecan pie filling for two desserts in one slice. Looks like pecan, eats like Thanksgiving, balanced sweetness throughout.

Quick kolachky made with a tender sour cream and yeast dough, rolled thin on powdered sugar, filled and folded into delicate pinched squares. A classic Eastern European cookie finished in a snow of powdered sugar.

Italian pizzelles with butter, sugar, eggs, and a hint of anise pressed in a hot pizzelle iron into delicate snowflake-patterned wafer cookies. Traditional Italian holiday cookie.

Holiday master butter cookie dough combines flour, cornstarch, and creamed butter into a tender, rollable base for cut-outs, Linzers, thumbprints, and pinwheels. Chills up to 3 days or freezes up to 6 months.

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.

Layered banana icebox dessert with a graham cracker crust, whipped butter and powdered sugar filling, sliced bananas, crushed pineapple, and whipped topping. Chills overnight.

Mom's pineapple nut loaf with crushed pineapple, golden raisins, and chopped nuts in a simple quick bread batter. A moist, fruity loaf where the pineapple juice activates the baking soda for a tender crumb.

Fancy spritz cookies are tender, buttery pressed cookies enriched with ground almonds and almond extract for a marzipan-like flavor. Shape them with a cookie press into pretty holiday wreaths and stars.

Cream cheese snowflake cookies with lemon zest, topped with powdered sugar icing and edible glitter. Delicate, buttery Christmas cutout cookies that sparkle.

Chocolate pound cake baked in a tube pan with melted unsweetened chocolate and cream of tartar for a tender, tight crumb. A one-bowl, old-fashioned pound cake dressed up in cocoa.

Chocolate pudding cake bakes covered to develop a moist, dense crumb that lands between cake and pudding. A buttermilk-cocoa dessert that holds at room temp or chilled.

Bakery-style blueberry muffins piled high in the tin with a sugar-crusted top. Mashed blueberries in the batter create purple swirls and intense berry flavor.

Honey chocolate cake made with melted chocolate, sour milk, and a folded egg white for lift. A moist, old-fashioned single-layer cake with deep honey sweetness.