Editors’ Collection

Easy Baking Recipes

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

Mark Weinberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi.

Recipes

Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
3268 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,268
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1191 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,191
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Warm Cherry Skillet Cake
Kayla Hoang
212 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
212
55 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7265 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,265
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2935 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,935
30 minutes
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Easy Yogurt Muffins
Clare de Boer
64 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
64
40 minutes
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Butter Rice Cakes
Kayla Hoang
338 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
338
1 hour 15 minutes
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Sesame and Pistachio Butter Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
52 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
52
1 hour 25 minutes
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Cranberry Cornbread
Vallery Lomas
585 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
585
45 minutes
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Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
5112 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,112
1 hour
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Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
800 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
800
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Highlander Shortbreads
Melissa Clark
265 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
265
1 hour 40 minutes
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Chocolate Crunch Cake
Kayla Hoang
279 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
279
1 hour 55 minutes
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Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1661 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,661
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
1125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,125
About 1 ½ hours
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Banana Cake With Caramel Glaze
Kayla Hoang
109 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
109
1 hour 10 minutes
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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2449 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,449
45 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2933 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,933
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
5195 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,195
45 minutes
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Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
93 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
93
55 minutes
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1379 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,379
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
115 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
115
2 hours
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Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
297 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
297
1 hour
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Cake)
Laurel Kratochvila
773 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
773
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1583 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,583
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
372 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
372
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
105 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
105
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5146 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,146
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
445 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
445
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1413 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,413
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
545 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
545
40 minutes
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
385 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
385
55 minutes
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Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
106 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
106
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
405 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
405
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
123 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
123
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
402 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
402
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
218 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
218
35 minutes
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Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
144 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
144
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
588 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
588
1 hour 20 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
197 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
197
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Apple Butter Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
310 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
310
1 hour
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Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
50 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
50
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Mango Shortcakes With Lime-Coconut Cream
Yewande Komolafe
52 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
52
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
258 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
258
55 minutes, plus cooling
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Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
221 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
221
45 minutes
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Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
11651 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,651
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
665 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
665
35 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2742 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,742
2 hours, including cooling
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