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
3154 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,154
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1170 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,170
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Warm Cherry Skillet Cake
Kayla Hoang
140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
140
55 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7213 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,213
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2905 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,905
30 minutes
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Butter Rice Cakes
Kayla Hoang
241 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
241
1 hour 15 minutes
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Sesame and Pistachio Butter Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
36 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
36
1 hour 25 minutes
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Cranberry Cornbread
Vallery Lomas
583 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
583
45 minutes
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Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
5074 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,074
1 hour
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Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
606 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
606
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Highlander Shortbreads
Melissa Clark
237 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
237
1 hour 40 minutes
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Chocolate Crunch Cake
Kayla Hoang
219 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
219
1 hour 55 minutes
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Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1609 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,609
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
1082 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,082
About 1 ½ hours
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Banana Cake With Caramel Glaze
Kayla Hoang
75 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
75
1 hour 10 minutes
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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2416 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,416
45 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2888 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,888
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
4995 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,995
45 minutes
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Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
90 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
90
55 minutes
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1363 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,363
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
103 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
103
2 hours
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Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
271 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
271
1 hour
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
688 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
688
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1507 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,507
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
364 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
364
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
103 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
103
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5131 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,131
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
437 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
437
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1380 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,380
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
477 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
477
40 minutes
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
370 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
370
55 minutes
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Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
102 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
102
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
399 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
399
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
117 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
117
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
392 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
392
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
210 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
210
35 minutes
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Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
140
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
579 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
579
1 hour 20 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
195 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
195
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Apple Butter Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
304 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
304
1 hour
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Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
47 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
47
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Mango Shortcakes With Lime-Coconut Cream
Yewande Komolafe
49 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
49
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
240 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
240
55 minutes, plus cooling
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Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
198 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
198
45 minutes
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Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
11481 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,481
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
590 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
590
35 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2675 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,675
2 hours, including cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2233 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,233
35 minutes
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