Editors’ Collection

Easy Baking Recipes

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

Anna Williams for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Susan Spungen. Prop Stylist: Sarah Smart.

Recipes

M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2618 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,618
30 minutes
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Easy
Brownies
Lidey Heuck
3651 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,651
45 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
178 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
178
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1010 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,010
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
267
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
83 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
83
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1138 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,138
1 hour 55 minutes
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Mortadella Cookies
Claire Saffitz
430 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
430
1 hour 10 minutes, plus at least 2 ½ hours’ freezing and cooling
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
4968 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,968
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
379 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
379
1 hour 30 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
218 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
218
40 minutes
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
356 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
356
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
752 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
752
About 1 ½ hours
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
342 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
342
55 minutes
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
783 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
783
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Easy
Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
66 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
66
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
359
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
106 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
106
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
338 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
338
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
170 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
170
35 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
107 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
107
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
457 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
457
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
4560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,560
1 hour
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Apple Butter Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
278 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
278
1 hour
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Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
32 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
32
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
147 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
147
55 minutes, plus cooling
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Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
167 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
167
45 minutes
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Easy
Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
10593 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,593
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
357 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
357
35 minutes
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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2707 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,707
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2076 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,076
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1774 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,774
35 minutes
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2218 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,218
45 minutes
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Chocolate Pound Cake With Strawberry Whipped Cream
Yossy Arefi
109 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
109
3 hours
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Simple Blueberry Muffins
Nancy Harmon Jenkins
3253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,253
About 45 minutes
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Apple-Blueberry Crisp With Panko-Pistachio Topping
Andy Baraghani
296 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
296
1½ hours
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Easy
Sour Cream and Onion Drop Biscuits
Sue Li
186 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
186
45 minutes
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Easy
Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
Nargisse Benkabbou
29 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
29
1 hour 40 minutes
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Easy
Dump Cake
Naz Deravian
258 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
258
60 minutes
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Easy
Best Peach Cobbler
Alex Ward
4348 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,348
1 hour 20 minutes
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Chocolate Pretzel Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
271 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
271
45 minutes
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Easy
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
671 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
671
55 minutes
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Easy
Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,270
1 hour
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Chocolate Easter Egg Nests
Nicola Lamb
232 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
232
20 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling
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Easy
Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
470 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
470
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
365 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
365
45 minutes
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Easy
Rhubarb-Almond Crumble
Melissa Clark
154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
154
1 hour, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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