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

Dump Cake
Naz Deravian
260 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
260
60 minutes
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Easy
Best Peach Cobbler
Alex Ward
4354 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,354
1 hour 20 minutes
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Chocolate Pretzel Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
285 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
285
45 minutes
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Easy
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
730 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
730
55 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Easter Egg Nests
Nicola Lamb
238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
238
20 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling
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Easy
Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
369
45 minutes
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Easy
Rhubarb-Almond Crumble
Melissa Clark
156 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
156
1 hour, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Apple Cake
Yossy Arefi
942 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
942
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
Molly O'Neill, Lindsey Remolif Shere
8667 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,667
1 hour 15 minutes
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Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
498 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
498
2 hours
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Easy
Quesitos (Sweet Cream Cheese Pastries)
Von Diaz
16 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
16
1¼ hours
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Easy
Spice Muffins
Ashley Lonsdale
91 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
91
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Birthday Cake Blondies
Genevieve Ko
361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
361
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
643 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
643
40 minutes
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Easy
Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
510 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
510
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Easy Banana Bread
Lidey Heuck
1981 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,981
1 hour 25 minutes
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Malva Pudding
Genevieve Ko, Eric Adjepong
155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
155
1 hour
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Easy
Lemon Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
249 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
249
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Cardamom Crumb Muffins
Dan Pelosi
1721 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,721
45 minutes
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Easy
Applesauce Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
327 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
327
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Banana Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1146 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,146
40 minutes
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Easy
Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
856 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
856
1½ hours
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Easy
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Samantha Seneviratne
2586 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,586
45 minutes
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Easy
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
383 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
383
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Apple Galette
Samantha Seneviratne
570 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
570
2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Basque Cheesecake
Tanya Sichynsky, Marti Buckley
2635 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,635
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
457 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
457
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Peanut Butter-Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Samantha Seneviratne
456 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
456
1 hour 25 minutes
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Easy
Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins
Marian Burros
20743 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,743
40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling
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Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2266 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,266
1 hour
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
246 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
246
2 ¾ hours
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One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
266 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
266
1 hour 35 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Banana Bread
Genevieve Ko
459 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
459
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
823 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
823
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Easy
Potato Pete’s Potato Scones
Ligaya Mishan, Eleanor Barnett
34 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
34
45 minutes
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Easy
Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
327 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
327
40 minutes
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Easy
Mango Lime Loaf Cake
Jocelyn Delk Adams
332 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
332
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
104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
104
55 minutes
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Easy
Island Vibes Zucchini Bread
Jocelyn Delk Adams
131 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
131
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Yossy Arefi
171 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
171
45 minutes, plus 40 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
358 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
358
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
1502 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,502
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
355 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
355
50 minutes
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Easy
Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,149
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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