Editors’ Collection

Easy Baking Recipes

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

Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.

Recipes

Apple Cake
Yossy Arefi
859 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
859
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
Molly O'Neill, Lindsey Remolif Shere
8538 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,538
1 hour 15 minutes
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Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
425 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
425
2 hours
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Easy
Quesitos (Sweet Cream Cheese Pastries)
Von Diaz
11 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
11
1¼ hours
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Easy
Spice Muffins
Ashley Lonsdale
86 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
86
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Birthday Cake Blondies
Genevieve Ko
345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
345
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6771 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,771
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
347 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
347
40 minutes
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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2388 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,388
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
353 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
353
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Easy Banana Bread
Lidey Heuck
1563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,563
1 hour 25 minutes
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Malva Pudding
Genevieve Ko, Eric Adjepong
153 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
153
1 hour
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Easy
Lemon Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
241 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
241
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Cardamom Crumb Muffins
Dan Pelosi
1561 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,561
45 minutes
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Easy
Applesauce Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
313 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
313
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Banana Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
747 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
747
40 minutes
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Easy
Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
848 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
848
1½ hours
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Easy
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Samantha Seneviratne
2359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,359
45 minutes
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Easy
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
363 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
363
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Apple Galette
Samantha Seneviratne
506 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
506
2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Basque Cheesecake
Tanya Sichynsky, Marti Buckley
2265 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,265
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
638
50 minutes plus 5 hours’ cooling and chilling
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Easy Apple Buckle
Vallery Lomas
423 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
423
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Peanut Butter-Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Samantha Seneviratne
369 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
369
1 hour 25 minutes
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Easy
Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins
Marian Burros
20030 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,030
40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling
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Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,228
1 hour
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
215 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
215
2 ¾ hours
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One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
256 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
256
1 hour 35 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Banana Bread
Genevieve Ko
425 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
425
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
755 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
755
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Easy
Potato Pete’s Potato Scones
Ligaya Mishan, Eleanor Barnett
32 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
32
45 minutes
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Easy
Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1126 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,126
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
310 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
310
40 minutes
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Easy
Mango Lime Loaf Cake
Jocelyn Delk Adams
202 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
202
1 hour 25 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ cooling and setting
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Easy
Amlou Blondies
Nargisse Benkabbou
52 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
52
About 1 hour
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Easy
Citrusy Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
92 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
92
55 minutes
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Easy
Island Vibes Zucchini Bread
Jocelyn Delk Adams
129 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
129
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Yossy Arefi
134 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
134
45 minutes, plus 40 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
290 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
290
45 minutes
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Easy
Pimento Cheese Pie
Lisa Donovan
220 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
220
3 hours 10 minutes
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Energy Bars
Genevieve Ko
1277 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,277
1½ hours
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Easy
Pumpkin Empanadas
Christina Morales, Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack
54 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
54
About 2¼ hours
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Brown-Butter Maple Muffins
Yossy Arefi
332 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
332
50 minutes
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Easy
Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2077 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,077
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,638
15 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Yossy Arefi
1408 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,408
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
Ligaya Mishan, Maria Kitsopoulos
462 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
462
2 hours 30 minutes
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Easy
Banana Nut Breakfast Bars
Sohla El-Waylly
2243 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,243
1 hour
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Easy
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