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Recipes for Procrastibaking

These baking recipes for cakes, cookies, banana bread and more are a great distraction when you should really be doing something else.

Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.

Recipes

Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
12859 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,859
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
Margaux Laskey, Allysa Torey
4345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,345
45 minutes
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Easy
Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4438 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,438
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2168 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,168
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
9314 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,314
30 minutes, plus chilling
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My Favorite Challah
Joan Nathan
5087 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,087
1 hour plus 2½ hours' rising
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Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3846 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,846
1½ hours
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2811 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,811
30 minutes
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Easy
Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3883 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,883
1 hour 20 minutes
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Otis Lee’s Detroit Famous Poundcake
CC Allen, Otis Lee, Mr. Fofo’s Deli
2855 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,855
1½ hours
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Gruyère and Black Pepper Scones
Yossy Arefi
946 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
946
45 minutes
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Butter Mochi
Genevieve Ko
2662 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,662
2 hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20035 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,035
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Red Velvet Cupcakes
Millie Peartree
670 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
670
45 minutes
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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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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1268 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,268
45 minutes
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Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake
Alison Roman
6800 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,800
1½ hours
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Date Bars
Korsha Wilson, Tanya Holland
140 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
140
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Strawberry Scone Loaf
Melissa Clark
573 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
573
1 hour
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1095 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,095
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Whole-Wheat Chocolate Chip Bread
Yossy Arefi
447 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
447
1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1412 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,412
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Saffron Pistachio Blondies
Priya Krishna
1088 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,088
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1059 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,059
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Perfect Black and White Cookies
Melissa Clark
2066 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,066
1 hour, plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
683 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
683
2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
892 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
892
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Cheddar Beer Bread Rolls
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2453 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,453
25 minutes, plus rising
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3793 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,793
20 minutes
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1364 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,364
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Nanaimo Bars
Sara Bonisteel
1441 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,441
30 minutes, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Cinnamon Roll Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
878 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
878
1 hour 30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising
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Cookies-and-Cream Pavlova
Eric Kim
726 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
726
2 ¾ hours
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Red Velvet Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks
Erin Jeanne McDowell
961 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
961
40 minutes
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1455 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,455
30 minutes
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Sweet Potato Tea Cake With Meringue
Tejal Rao, Elisabeth Prueitt
579 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
579
2¼ hours, plus cooling
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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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Focaccia
Amelia Nierenberg, Caroline Fidanza
2568 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,568
30 minutes, plus resting and rising
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
15823 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,823
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Vegan Quick Biscuits
Tara Parker-Pope, Chloe Coscarelli
673 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
673
40 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
699 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
699
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Blue Cheese Swirl Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
447 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
447
1 hour, plus 1¾ hours' rising
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Kimchi Cheddar Biscuits
Bryan Washington
458 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
458
55 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Dump-It Cake
Amanda Hesser, Judith Hesser
8352 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,352
1 hour 45 minutes
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Salted Pretzel Brownies
Melissa Clark
606 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
606
1 hour
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Cheesy Garlic-Potato Monkey Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
346 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
346
Time: 2½ hours, plus overnight rising
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1271 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,271
1¼ hours
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French Yogurt Cake With Marmalade Glaze
Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan
1157 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,157
About 1 hour and 20 minutes
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