One of the most popular recipes that combines chocolate and vanilla is called eggless marble cake. It combines flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, hot water, vinegar, vanilla extract and oil with a chocolate batter with all those ingredients, substituting the vanilla with coffee granules and cocoa powder.
Technically, no, all chocolate chip cookie recipes will contain vanilla because chocolate chips themselves contain vanilla. Most cookie dough recipes call for vanilla because it enhances the chocolate flavour, but additional vanilla in the cookie dough is not required.
One way to combine vanilla and chocolate cake flavors in a dessert is to create a layered cake with alternating vanilla and chocolate cake layers. This allows you to enjoy both flavors in each bite.
Vanilla sugar is a mixture of sugar and vanilla beans or vanilla extract. It is used in baking and cooking to add a subtle vanilla flavor to dishes. It can be used in place of regular sugar in recipes to enhance the taste of desserts, such as cakes, cookies, and custards.
Some popular recipes that incorporate mint vanilla ice cream as a key ingredient include mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches, mint chocolate chip milkshakes, and mint chocolate chip ice cream pie.
Vanilla bean powder is made from dried and ground vanilla beans. It is used in cooking and baking to add a rich vanilla flavor to dishes. It can be added to recipes like cakes, cookies, and custards to enhance the taste and aroma of the dish.
Vanilla sugar can be used in baking and cooking recipes to add a subtle vanilla flavor. Some creative ways to use it include sprinkling it on top of cookies before baking, mixing it into pancake or waffle batter, adding it to homemade whipped cream, or using it to sweeten coffee or tea.
Vanilla powder is a dry form of vanilla flavoring made from ground vanilla beans. It is used in cooking and baking to add a rich vanilla flavor to dishes without adding extra liquid. It can be used in place of vanilla extract in recipes and is often used in dry mixes like cake or cookie mixes.
Vanilla bean paste is used as a flavoring in baking and cooking to add a rich and intense vanilla flavor. It can be used in place of vanilla extract in recipes to enhance the taste of desserts, sauces, and beverages.
A non-alcoholic substitute for brandy in cooking or baking recipes is apple juice or apple cider vinegar mixed with a small amount of vanilla extract.
This is more of a matter of taste I'd say, however, I'd suggest using Mint Extract in place of the normal vanilla. Vanilla extract is called for in most chocolate cake recipes, it enhances the chocolate flavoring, to make a mint cake, just substitute a mint extract for the vanilla.
Some creative ways to use a dried vanilla bean in cooking or baking include infusing it into sugar, making homemade vanilla extract, adding it to custards or puddings for a rich flavor, or grinding it into a powder to use in recipes that call for vanilla extract.
Cookie recipes can be found via the web or you can purchase a cook book that has step by step instructions on how to make any kind of cookie such as chocolate chip and vanilla.