7,302 vanilla extract recipes

Creamy vanilla cheesecake swirled with a cocoa-rich chocolate layer for a gorgeous marbled effect. A slow-cool oven method keeps the top crack-free and silky smooth.

London strips: layered cookie bars with a buttery shortbread base, strawberry jam filling, and a bourbon-walnut meringue topping dusted with powdered sugar.

Glazed ribbon cookies with buttery shortbread dough rolled into strips, filled with raspberry jam, and drizzled with vanilla glaze. Holiday cookie tray classic.

Apple cheesecake: a shortbread crust layered with a single-egg cream cheese filling and a thick top of sweetened diced apples and nuts. Sets overnight in a springform pan.

Apricot filled cookies are buttery thumbprint cookies with a glistening pool of apricot preserves in the center. A classic teatime cookie with a tender shortbread base, makes about four dozen.

Diabetic-friendly banana cream pie made with skim milk, only 3 tablespoons sugar, gelatin-stabilized custard, and firm-ripe bananas in a vanilla wafer crust. A lighter take on a classic.

Traditional Italian taralli cookies shaped into rings, dipped in vanilla icing, and topped with sprinkles. A sweet, old-school Italian American cookie from Nonna's kitchen. Makes 24.

No-bake French mint cupcakes with melted semi-sweet chocolate, butter, powdered sugar, and peppermint extract frozen in paper cups. Rich, fudgy, and truffle-like with a nutty crunch.

Carrot cake layered with grated carrots, crushed pineapple, walnuts, coconut, and raisins, topped with orange-scented cream cheese frosting. Three layers of moist, spiced cake that gets better overnight.

Petite cheesecakes baked in mini muffin tins with a vanilla wafer base and cherry pie filling on top. Bite-sized, freezer-friendly, and perfect for parties and potlucks.

Ergolavi Greek almond cookies made with just four ingredients: ground almonds, sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Naturally gluten-free finger-shaped cookies with a chewy, marzipan-like texture.

Melt-away butter cookies with vanilla and almond extract, pressed with a cookie gun and optionally dipped in chocolate with chopped pecans. Yields 7 dozen.

Vegan tofu cheesecake blends silken tofu with lemon, vanilla and sugar into a creamy, dairy-free filling that bakes up smooth and sliceable. No cream cheese, no eggs, just a blender and a crumb crust.

Five minute fudge with chocolate chips melted into sweetened condensed milk with vanilla and chopped nuts. No candy thermometer needed, just melt and spread.

Raspberry nut cake: a tender buttermilk-cinnamon layer cake studded with fresh raspberries and chopped nuts, finished with pink raspberry-puree frosting. The most photogenic layer cake on the table.

Honey popcorn balls bound with real honey and butter, then baked until deep golden and caramel-crisp. An old-fashioned treat with toasty flavor that keeps for up to two weeks.