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
573 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
573
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6946 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,946
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
499 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
499
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1362 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,362
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2768 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,768
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
920 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
920
About 1 ½ hours
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2732 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,732
30 minutes
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2226 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,226
45 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2730 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,730
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
4725 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,725
1 hour
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
4366 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,366
45 minutes
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Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
44 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
44
55 minutes
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1109 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,109
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1286 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,286
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
50 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
50
2 hours
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Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
139 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
139
1 hour
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
572 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
572
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1069 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,069
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Easy
Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
308 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
308
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
5004 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,004
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
409 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
409
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1259 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,259
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
337 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
337
40 minutes
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
358 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
358
55 minutes
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Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
76 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
76
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
380 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
380
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
374 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
374
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
183 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
183
35 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
122 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
122
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
460 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
460
1 hour 20 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
184 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
184
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
172 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
172
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
10917 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,917
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
385 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
385
35 minutes
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2360 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,360
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2007 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,007
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
3283 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,283
About 45 minutes
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Mortadella Cookies
Claire Saffitz
470 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
470
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
307 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
307
1½ hours
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Easy
Sour Cream and Onion Drop Biscuits
Sue Li
245 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
245
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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