7,927 vanilla recipes

Chocolate-spice crinkle cookies rolled in sugar with cocoa, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Chewy, fragrant, and lower-fat thanks to a yogurt swap for most of the butter.

Apple-almond coffee cake loaded with fresh apple, chopped almonds, golden raisins, and a warming spice trio of cinnamon, allspice, and cardamom. One bowl, no mixer needed.

German honey spice cookies rolled into bite-sized balls with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, mace, and black pepper, then dipped in a sweet vanilla glaze. A traditional Pfeffernusse-style holiday cookie.

Light lemony cheesecake made with nonfat cream cheese and condensed milk on a graham cracker base. A lower-fat cheesecake topped with fresh fruit that still feels indulgent.

The famous Neiman-Marcus cookie with blended oatmeal, two kinds of chocolate, chopped nuts, and both white and brown sugar. Makes a massive batch of 112 cookies.

Mint iced brownies stack three layers: a fudgy pecan brownie, a cool green peppermint buttercream, and a glossy semisweet chocolate glaze. A chocolate-mint holiday favorite, with the brownie base baked fast in the microwave.

Hot fudge pudding cake that bakes into chocolate cake on top with a gooey fudge sauce on the bottom. Pour hot water over the batter before baking and the oven does the magic of separating cake from sauce.

Buttery gold tube cake flavored with lemon extract and mace, topped with a from-scratch mocha butter frosting made with cocoa, coffee, and egg whites.

White chocolate glazed anisette biscotti with toasted hazelnuts, crushed star anise, and almond extract. Crisp twice-baked Italian cookies with a creamy sweet glaze.

Sour cream coffee cake swirled with cherry preserves and brightened with lemon zest. A dense, moist breakfast cake with no yeast required, ready in under an hour.

Dark chocolate buttermilk cupcakes filled with whipped white chocolate ganache. These cream-filled chocolate cupcakes are tender, moist, and hideously good, with a surprise center in every bite.

A showstopper Boston cream pie with four layers of airy genoise, white chocolate pastry cream between each layer, a glossy dark chocolate ganache coating, and fresh raspberries on top. Patisserie-level dessert.

This best cookie recipe has it all—two kinds of chocolate, nuts, and oatmeal perfectly balanced into an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that wins contests.

Shareable apple oatmeal cookie pizza topped with melted chocolate, pecans, and vanilla glaze for a fun party dessert that feeds a crowd on one pan.

Honey peanut butter cup cookies loaded with chopped peanut butter cups and chocolate chips in a cocoa-laced dough. Sweetened with honey and brown sugar for a chewy, fudgy cookie.

Bread pudding loaded with pecans, raisins, and chopped apple, baked in a spiced custard and drowned in a rich bourbon butter sauce. A classic New Orleans-style dessert.