Editors’ Collection

Desserts for Picnics

Make-ahead cakes, pies, cookies, bars and more dessert recipes to bring to the next summer picnic. Discover more dessert recipes in our summer recipe collection.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Recipes

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2078 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,078
35 minutes
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Shortbread
Genevieve Ko
305 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
305
4 hours
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Kaab el Ghazal (Gazelle Horn Cookies)
Nargisse Benkabbou
95 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
95
35 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2508 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,508
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ali Slagle
746 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
746
25 minutes
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Easy
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins
Genevieve Ko
194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
194
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Lazy Daisy Cake
Melissa Clark
1727 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,727
1 hour
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Easy
Chocolate Pretzel Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
293 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
293
45 minutes
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Easy
Raspberry Pie Crunch Bars
Melissa Clark
639 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
639
1½ hours
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Spice Muffins
Ashley Lonsdale
96 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
96
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Baked Red Bean Nian Gao (Mochi Cake)
Eleanore Park, Peggy Wang, Jessica Wang
62 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
62
1½ hours
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Easy
Lemon-Honey Nian Gao (Mochi Cake)
Eleanore Park, Jessica Wang
109 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
109
1¾ hours
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Cherry Almond Scones
Yossy Arefi
267 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
267
45 minutes
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Benne Cookies
Kim Severson, Emily Meggett
250 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
250
1 hour
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Blueberry Corn Muffins
Melissa Knific
820 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
820
55 minutes
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Easy
Pastelitos (Guava and Cream Cheese Pastries)
Daniela Galarza, Anya von Bremzen
352 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
352
1 hour
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Triple-Chocolate Brownies
Vaughn Vreeland
455 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
455
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sesame-Coconut Shortbreads
David Tanis
80 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
80
45 minutes, plus chilling and cooling time
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Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
362 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
362
40 minutes
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Easy
Sweet Cherry Upside-Down Cake
Jerrelle Guy
295 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
295
45 minutes, plus cooling
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7Up Cake
Sam Sifton
1241 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,241
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Brown Butter Peach Cake
Millie Peartree
181 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
181
1 hour 50 minutes, plus cooling
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Campari Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2219 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,219
1½ hours
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Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
Molly O'Neill, Lindsey Remolif Shere
8708 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,708
1 hour 15 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
848 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
848
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Easy
S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1522 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,522
1 hour, plus cooling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6602 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,602
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
10094 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,094
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Plum Graham Cracker Crumble
Jerrelle Guy
887 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
887
40 minutes
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
574
45 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
250 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
250
4¼ hours
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
2047 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,047
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Blueberry Pie
Sam Sifton
1166 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,166
2 hours, 30 minutes
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Blueberry Cornmeal Shortbread Tart
Alison Roman
2399 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,399
50 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3479 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,479
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Cream Soda and Raspberry Cupcakes
Yotam Ottolenghi
332 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
332
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Nutella Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
1141 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,141
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Doolsho (Cardamom Sponge Cake)
Ifrah F. Ahmed
330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
330
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Strawberry-Rhubarb Muffins
Lidey Heuck
785 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
785
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Dirty Chai Earthquake Cookies
Susan Spungen
2060 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,060
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Strawberry Almond Cakes
Melissa Clark
315 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
315
1 hour 20 minutes
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Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
865 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
865
35 minutes, plus 45 minutes' cooling
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Mini Bibingka
Ligaya Mishan, Ray Luna
79 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
79
40 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
851 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
851
1 hour
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Easy
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
385
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Brownies
Lidey Heuck
4604 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,604
45 minutes
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Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Jerrelle Guy
2155 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,155
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4495 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,495
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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