Pure, homemade extracts are easy to make and add better flavor to your cooking and baking. These simple instructions can be ...

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Nothing says Christmas quite like candy cane cookies. Kristen Johnson, a reader from Santa Monica, as well as a finalist one year in our L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off, submitted this recipe, ...

There was a time not long ago that vanilla reigned over the land of aromas. It’s in cookies, cakes, and foaming body wash. It’s written into the tomes of copy on chocolate morsel packages across the ...

What uses only five ingredients, is gluten-free and makes a perfect Passover treat? These French country-style almond macaroons. Blanched almonds are blended together in a food processor along with ...

This Almond Pound Cake is buttery, moist, and tender with a delicate almond aroma that makes it hard to stop at just one ...

It’s somewhat common knowledge that I boost my baked goods with almond extract instead of, or in tandem with, vanilla. But now I’ve added a third extract to the extravaganza: cinnamon. Beyond being an ...