Editors’ Collection

Easy Baking Recipes

From simple cookies to delicious cakes, these are our best easy baking recipes.

Kate Sears for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.

Recipes

Cranberry Cornbread
Vallery Lomas
574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
574
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6963 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,963
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
502 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
502
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1381 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,381
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2784 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,784
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
937 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
937
About 1 ½ hours
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2744 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,744
30 minutes
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2233 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,233
45 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2733 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,733
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
4755 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,755
1 hour
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
4426 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,426
45 minutes
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Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
47 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
47
55 minutes
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1114 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,114
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1291 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,291
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
62 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
62
2 hours
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Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
169 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
169
1 hour
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
606 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
606
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1138 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,138
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Easy
Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
310 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
310
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
85 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
85
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5012 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,012
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
414 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
414
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1273 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,273
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
352 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
352
40 minutes
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
360 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
360
55 minutes
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Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
79 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
79
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
381 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
381
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
111 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
111
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
376 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
376
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
186 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
186
35 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
123 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
123
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
461 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
461
1 hour 20 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
186 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
186
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Apple Butter Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
293 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
293
1 hour
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Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
37 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
37
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Mango Shortcakes With Lime-Coconut Cream
Yewande Komolafe
39 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
39
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
176 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
176
55 minutes, plus cooling
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Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
172 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
172
45 minutes
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Easy
Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
10970 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,970
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
392 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
392
35 minutes
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2400 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,400
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2025 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,025
35 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Pound Cake With Strawberry Whipped Cream
Yossy Arefi
112 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
112
3 hours
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Simple Blueberry Muffins
Nancy Harmon Jenkins
3285 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,285
About 45 minutes
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Mortadella Cookies
Claire Saffitz
473 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
473
1 hour 10 minutes, plus at least 2 ½ hours’ freezing and cooling
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Apple-Blueberry Crisp With Panko-Pistachio Topping
Andy Baraghani
309 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
309
1½ hours
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Easy
Sour Cream and Onion Drop Biscuits
Sue Li
259 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
259
45 minutes
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Easy
Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
Nargisse Benkabbou
31 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
31
1 hour 40 minutes
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Easy
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