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

Chocolate Self-Saucing Cake
Yossy Arefi
1747 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,747
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1082 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,082
1 hour
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Easy
Chocolate Zucchini Loaf Cake
Jesse Szewczyk
4201 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,201
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5167 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,167
20 minutes
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Giant Almond Croissant
Sohla El-Waylly
2944 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,944
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
13472 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13,472
About 45 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
8813 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,813
1½ hours
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Easy
Made-in-the-Pan Chocolate Cake
Margaux Laskey, Mollie Katzen
3256 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,256
45 minutes
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No-Knead Bread
Mark Bittman, Jim Lahey
22055 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
22,055
1 hour 30 minutes, plus about 20 hours' resting time
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Beer Bread
Florence Fabricant
1809 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,809
40 minutes
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Easy
Banana Everything Cookies
Alex Witchel, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
5125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,125
12 minutes
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Preheated Oven Popovers
Amanda Hesser, Maida Heatter
885 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
885
1 hour 15 minutes
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Saltine Cracker Brickle
The New York Times, Kelly Mahoney
850 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
850
20 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1223 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,223
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Sugared Shortbread
Melissa Clark, Amy Casey
2619 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,619
1 hour
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
4350 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,350
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Simple Crusty Bread
Nick Fox, Jeff Hertzberg, Zoë François
8393 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,393
About 45 minutes plus about 3 hours' resting and rising
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Rhubarb Quick Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
2223 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,223
1½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Shortbread, 10 Ways
Melissa Clark
2022 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,022
1 hour, plus cooling
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Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3780 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,780
1 hour 20 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3428 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,428
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3807 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,807
1½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Shortbread Jammers
The New York Times, “The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion”
1685 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,685
45 minutes
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Easy
Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
12246 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,246
1 hour 15 minutes
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Olive Oil Zucchini Bread
Melissa Clark
5936 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,936
1½ hours
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Classic Zucchini Bread
Alison Roman
3242 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,242
1 hour 15 minutes
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Pumpkin Bread With Brown Butter and Bourbon
Melissa Clark
4623 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,623
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cinnamon Apple Quick Bread With Apple Cider Glaze
Samantha Seneviratne
2369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,369
1 hour 10 minutes
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Pantry Crumb Cake
Melissa Clark
2011 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,011
1 hour
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Cranberry Cornbread
Vallery Lomas
567 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
567
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Raspberry Cornmeal Cake
Yossy Arefi
659 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
659
1 hour, plus cooling
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