Editors’ Collection

Easy Baking Recipes

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

Anna Williams for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Susan Spungen. Prop Stylist: Sarah Smart.

Recipes

Apple Cake
Yossy Arefi
913 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
913
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
Molly O'Neill, Lindsey Remolif Shere
8596 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,596
1 hour 15 minutes
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Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
468 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
468
2 hours
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Easy
Quesitos (Sweet Cream Cheese Pastries)
Von Diaz
14 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
14
1¼ hours
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Easy
Spice Muffins
Ashley Lonsdale
87 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
87
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Birthday Cake Blondies
Genevieve Ko
351 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
351
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6867 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,867
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
550 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
550
40 minutes
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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2561 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,561
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
417 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
417
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Easy Banana Bread
Lidey Heuck
1689 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,689
1 hour 25 minutes
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Malva Pudding
Genevieve Ko, Eric Adjepong
154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
154
1 hour
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Easy
Lemon Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
244 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
244
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Cardamom Crumb Muffins
Dan Pelosi
1652 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,652
45 minutes
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Easy
Applesauce Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
321 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
321
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Banana Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
949 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
949
40 minutes
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Easy
Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
850 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
850
1½ hours
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Easy
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Samantha Seneviratne
2465 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,465
45 minutes
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Easy
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
378
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Apple Galette
Samantha Seneviratne
548 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
548
2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Basque Cheesecake
Tanya Sichynsky, Marti Buckley
2503 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,503
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
648 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
648
50 minutes plus 5 hours’ cooling and chilling
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Easy Apple Buckle
Vallery Lomas
427 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
427
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Peanut Butter-Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Samantha Seneviratne
409 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
409
1 hour 25 minutes
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Easy
Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins
Marian Burros
20364 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,364
40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling
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Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2248 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,248
1 hour
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
235 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
235
2 ¾ hours
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One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
260 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
260
1 hour 35 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Banana Bread
Genevieve Ko
441 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
441
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
772 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
772
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Easy
Potato Pete’s Potato Scones
Ligaya Mishan, Eleanor Barnett
33 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
33
45 minutes
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Easy
Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1209 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,209
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
318 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
318
40 minutes
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Easy
Mango Lime Loaf Cake
Jocelyn Delk Adams
210 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
210
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
100 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
100
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
147 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
147
45 minutes, plus 40 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
320 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
320
45 minutes
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Easy
Pimento Cheese Pie
Lisa Donovan
221 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
221
3 hours 10 minutes
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Energy Bars
Genevieve Ko
1369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,369
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
347 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
347
50 minutes
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Easy
Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2114 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,114
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1674 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,674
15 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Yossy Arefi
1494 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,494
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
Ligaya Mishan, Maria Kitsopoulos
470 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
470
2 hours 30 minutes
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Easy
Banana Nut Breakfast Bars
Sohla El-Waylly
2294 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,294
1 hour
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Easy
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