Recipes with vanilla extract

Pecan tea cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, and nutmeg, topped with a pecan half and egg wash glaze. Dainty, tender bite-sized cookies perfect for tea parties.

This creamy and smooth cocoa orange mousse pie satisfies your palate without giving you too many calories by using nonfat ricotta cheese and whipped topping.

French apple pie with a thick applesauce and honey filling topped with concentric rings of sliced Granny Smith apples and a glossy apricot glaze. An elegant, low-fat tart-style pie.

Southern Japanese fruitcake with three layers: two plain butter cakes and one spiced with raisins and pecans, sandwiched with pineapple-lemon filling and coconut all around.

Low-calorie eggnog made with skim milk, beaten egg whites, and sugar-free sweetener. All the creamy holiday flavor without the guilt.

Wacky cake style chocolate layer cake made with no eggs, butter, or milk. A pantry-staple Depression-era recipe with deep cocoa flavor and a tender, fudgy crumb that's accidentally vegan.

Baked cheesecake with a buttery sugar cookie crumb crust and a creamy cream cheese filling lightened with sour cream, eggs and a touch of cornstarch. Topped with reserved cookie crumbs and baked in a 9-inch square pan.

Three layer pumpkin pie with a spiced pumpkin filling, brown sugar pecan streusel, and a creamy vanilla cream cheese topping. Makes two showstopper pies for Thanksgiving.

Dense chocolate tube cake loaded with melted chocolate bars plus chocolate syrup for double the flavor. Crunchy pecans throughout, no icing needed for this fudgy beauty.

Vanilla pecan slice-and-bake cookies from a make-ahead dough that chills into logs and freezes for up to 3 months. Crisp, buttery icebox cookies baked from frozen in 12 minutes.

Lighter chocolate and raspberry cream torte with four layers of cocoa cake, raspberry jam, and a pink raspberry whipped cream. Made with skim milk and low-fat margarine for a lower-fat celebration dessert.

Frozen fig and chocolate ice cream mousse with vanilla wafers, toasted walnuts, instant coffee, and whipped cream. A retro molded dessert garnished with whole figs.

Chocolate chip pecan squares with a chewy brown sugar base, double layer of melted milk chocolate, and crunchy toasted pecans. Easy bar cookies baked in one pan.

Mrs. Field's-style chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with oats blended to powder and grated chocolate bar mixed in with the chips. Golf ball-sized for thick, chewy centers.

Chocolate peanut butter cup cookies loaded with chopped Reese's, chocolate chips, and peanuts in a thick peanut butter dough. A triple-threat candy bar cookie.

Fudgy bittersweet chocolate brownies topped with tangy cream cheese filling and fresh raspberries. Two layers of rich flavor that need an overnight chill for clean, bakery-perfect slices.