Editors’ Collection

Easy Baking Recipes

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

Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.

Recipes

Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7286 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,286
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1200 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,200
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins
Marian Burros
22479 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
22,479
40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling
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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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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
3309 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,309
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Yossy Arefi
47 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
47
30 minutes
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Easy
Three-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Ali Slagle
25 minutes
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Easy
Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1638 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,638
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Easy
Layered Apple Loaf Cake
Mia Leimkuhler, Joana Barrios
8 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
8
1 hour 35 minutes
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Easy
Brownies
Lidey Heuck
5273 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,273
45 minutes
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Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1696 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,696
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Apple Galette
Samantha Seneviratne
627 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
627
2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Marmalade Poppy Seed Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
45 minutes
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Easy
Raspberry Jam Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
20 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Olive Oil Muffins
Yossy Arefi
65 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
65
30 minutes
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2464 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,464
45 minutes
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Apple Cake
Yossy Arefi
1104 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,104
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
470 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
470
55 minutes
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Easy
Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
824 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
824
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Made-in-the-Pan Chocolate Cake
Margaux Laskey, Mollie Katzen
3334 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,334
45 minutes
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2948 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,948
30 minutes
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Easy
Warm Cherry Skillet Cake
Kayla Hoang
222 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
222
55 minutes
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Easy
Easy Yogurt Muffins
Clare de Boer
72 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
72
40 minutes
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Easy
Butter Rice Cakes
Kayla Hoang
369 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
369
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Sesame and Pistachio Butter Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
57 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
57
1 hour 25 minutes
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Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
5126 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,126
1 hour
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Highlander Shortbreads
Melissa Clark
272 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
272
1 hour 40 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Crunch Cake
Kayla Hoang
305 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
305
1 hour 55 minutes
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Easy
Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
1145 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,145
About 1 ½ hours
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Banana Cake With Caramel Glaze
Kayla Hoang
116 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
116
1 hour 10 minutes
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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2944 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,944
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
97 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
97
55 minutes
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Easy
Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1384 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,384
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
123 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
123
2 hours
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Easy
Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
311 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
311
1 hour
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Easy
Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Cake)
Laurel Kratochvila
855 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
855
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
374 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
374
45 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
106 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
106
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,155
1½ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
534 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
534
1 hour 30 minutes
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Easy
Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1432 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,432
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
40 minutes
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Easy
Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
110 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
110
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
407 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
407
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
or to save this recipe.
Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
125 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
125
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
444
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
226 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
226
35 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
146 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
146
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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