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

No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1691 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,691
15 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Yossy Arefi
1636 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,636
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
Ligaya Mishan, Maria Kitsopoulos
477 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
477
2 hours 30 minutes
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Easy
Banana Nut Breakfast Bars
Sohla El-Waylly
2359 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,359
1 hour
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Easy
Chocolate Self-Saucing Cake
Yossy Arefi
1833 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,833
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,092
1 hour
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Easy
Chocolate Zucchini Loaf Cake
Jesse Szewczyk
4283 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,283
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5250 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,250
20 minutes
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Giant Almond Croissant
Sohla El-Waylly
2974 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,974
1½ hours
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Easy
Apricot Snack Cake
Kay Chun
238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
238
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
The New York Times
13751 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13,751
About 45 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
9070 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,070
1½ hours
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Easy
Made-in-the-Pan Chocolate Cake
Margaux Laskey, Mollie Katzen
3269 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,269
45 minutes
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No-Knead Bread
Mark Bittman, Jim Lahey
22365 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
22,365
1 hour 30 minutes, plus about 20 hours' resting time
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Beer Bread
Florence Fabricant
1834 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,834
40 minutes
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Easy
Banana Everything Cookies
Alex Witchel, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
5231 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,231
12 minutes
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Preheated Oven Popovers
Amanda Hesser, Maida Heatter
887 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
887
1 hour 15 minutes
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Saltine Cracker Brickle
The New York Times, Kelly Mahoney
860 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
860
20 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1332 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,332
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Sugared Shortbread
Melissa Clark, Amy Casey
2789 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,789
1 hour
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
4434 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,434
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Simple Crusty Bread
Nick Fox, Jeff Hertzberg, Zoë François
8531 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,531
About 45 minutes plus about 3 hours' resting and rising
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Rhubarb Quick Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
2232 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,232
1½ hours
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Shortbread, 10 Ways
Melissa Clark
2053 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,053
1 hour, plus cooling
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Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3844 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,844
1 hour 20 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3443 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,443
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3833 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,833
1½ hours
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Shortbread Jammers
The New York Times, “The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion”
1753 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,753
45 minutes
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Easy
Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
12650 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,650
1 hour 15 minutes
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Olive Oil Zucchini Bread
Melissa Clark
5977 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,977
1½ hours
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Classic Zucchini Bread
Alison Roman
3256 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,256
1 hour 15 minutes
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Pumpkin Bread With Brown Butter and Bourbon
Melissa Clark
4653 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,653
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cinnamon Apple Quick Bread With Apple Cider Glaze
Samantha Seneviratne
2375 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,375
1 hour 10 minutes
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Pantry Crumb Cake
Melissa Clark
2013 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,013
1 hour
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Lemon Raspberry Cornmeal Cake
Yossy Arefi
663 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
663
1 hour, plus cooling
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