Recipes with vanilla extract

Frosted rich brownies: low-fat brownies built on evaporated and powdered skim milk instead of butter, then crowned with a coffee-spiked cocoa frosting. Deeply chocolate without the heaviness.

Pumpkin pie with a gingersnap crumb crust, dark rum, heavy cream, and freshly grated nutmeg. The double-boiler trick warms the filling before baking for a smoother, less weepy custard.

Blueberry banana muffins combine ripe mashed bananas, fresh or frozen blueberries, and tangy buttermilk for tender, double-fruit breakfast muffins dusted with powdered sugar.

Chocolate chip cookies made with butter and shortening for soft centers and crisp golden edges. Loaded with semi-sweet chips and chopped nuts. Big-batch classic.

Moist mint brownies: dense fudgy chocolate brownies made with mint-flavored chocolate chips and topped with crumbled chocolate cookies. Sixteen squares of mint-chocolate cookie heaven.

Fudgy chocolate brownies loaded with two kinds of chocolate chips and topped with toasted almonds. The saucepan method melts butter, sugar, and chocolate together for intense cocoa flavor.

Fudgy chocolate brownies: dense, rich brownies built on six squares of unsweetened baking chocolate and real butter. The bake-sale champion that crackles on top and stays gooey inside.

Chewy cocoa brownies made from scratch with a sugar substitute, so they're lower in sugar but still rich, fudgy, and chocolatey. A simple one-bowl brownie built on cocoa powder, no melting.

Silky chocolate truffles with semi-sweet chocolate, butter, and egg yolks rolled in cocoa powder. Five-ingredient French-style confection that turns pantry basics into an elegant gift.

Old-school sugar-free chocolate nut brownies sweetened with liquid artificial sweetener instead of sugar, made with unsweetened chocolate, butter, eggs, and chopped nuts. A low-carb take on a classic brownie.

Blueberry muffins where half the berries get mashed into the batter for purple swirls and double the fruit flavor. Sugar-crusted tops, bakery-style domes.

Puffy, golden berry Dutch baby pancake baked with fresh raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries. This dramatic oven pancake rises sky-high in 25 minutes for a stunning weekend brunch.

A simple, one-bowl cocoa layer cake that comes together in minutes and bakes into two tender 9-inch layers. Rich chocolate flavor without fuss—perfect for beginners.

Breakfast pancakes made cloud-fluffy by separating the eggs and folding stiffly whipped whites into the batter. The technique that delivers diner-style pillowy stacks at home in 40 minutes.

Beakfast pancake or muffin batter with zucchini, bananas, and raisins.

Powdered sugar cut-out cookies stay tender and soft, perfect for decorating. Almond and vanilla extracts give these holiday classics a complex, bakery-style flavor that beats other sugar cookies.