1,321 vanilla sugar recipes

Dried prunes, apricots, and pears slow-cooked with vanilla bean, lemon zest, and a touch of sugar until thick and jammy. Make it on the stovetop or set-and-forget in a crockpot.

Hummingbird cake stacks three layers of banana-pineapple-pecan cake under tangy cream cheese frosting. Southern church-supper royalty, no mixer required, just stir and pour. The crumb stays moist for days thanks to fruit and oil.

Adorable hand-shaped chocolate X and O cookies made with cocoa and decorated with icing. A fun Valentine's Day baking project for kids that yields 5 dozen hugs and kisses.

Maple walnut poundcake with a cinnamon walnut streusel swirl and pancake syrup sweetening the batter. A dense, tender tube-pan cake that makes its own maple glaze as the streusel melts during baking.

Chocolate oatmeal macaroons with cocoa, rolled oats, and a hint of almond extract. Crispy edges, chewy centers, and a rich cocoa flavor in every bite.

A thin, fudgy chocolate sheet cake baked right on a cookie sheet and iced while still hot. Feeds a crowd in 30 minutes flat. The ultimate potluck and church supper cake.

Chocolate-filled fruit oatmeal bars: a buttery brown-sugar oat crust with a rich melted chocolate, condensed milk, raisin, and coconut filling. Sheet-pan bars for crowds and cookie swaps.

Chewy chocolate chip cookies loaded with whole wheat flour, oats, and sunflower seeds. Rolled in seeds before baking for a nutty, crunchy coating that makes 6 dozen crowd-pleasers.

Fruit and nut breakfast bars packed with rolled oats, golden raisins, and chopped almonds, sweetened with brown sugar. Make-ahead, freezer-friendly bars for grab-and-go mornings, no boxed granola required.

Joy's carrot cake folds crushed pineapple, pecans, and cinnamon into a tender crumb, finished with cream cheese icing loaded with coconut, raisins, and toasted nuts. A bakery-style classic.

Milk chocolate bar bundt cake with melted Milky Way bars folded into the batter, plus buttermilk, pecans, and vanilla. A Southern church-cookbook classic with serious richness.

Thin, crispy oatmeal lace cookies with orange zest and shredded coconut. Made with lard for extra-crisp edges that spread paper-thin during baking.

Twice-baked chocolate biscotti loaded with Dutch-process cocoa and toasted hazelnuts or walnuts. Crisp, sturdy, and dunkable, with a deep cocoa flavor and no butter or oil. The classic Italian coffee cookie, made dark.

Chocolate-tipped butter cookies shaped into sticks, fork-pressed, and dipped in melted chocolate chips then rolled in chopped pecans or almonds. Elegant and melt-in-your-mouth tender.

Slice-and-bake chocolate cookies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, Dr. Pepper soda, and chopped walnuts. The soda adds a subtle spiced sweetness you can't quite place but can't stop eating.

Pecan pie brownies layer a fudgy brownie base with a gooey brown sugar and pecan pie filling on top. Two classic desserts in one bar cookie.