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

Chocolate Self-Saucing Cake
Yossy Arefi
1743 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,743
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1074 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,074
1 hour
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Easy
Chocolate Zucchini Loaf Cake
Jesse Szewczyk
4162 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,162
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5160 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,160
20 minutes
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Giant Almond Croissant
Sohla El-Waylly
2917 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,917
1½ hours
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Easy
Apricot Snack Cake
Kay Chun
237 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
237
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
The New York Times
13207 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13,207
About 45 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
8608 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,608
1½ hours
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Easy
Made-in-the-Pan Chocolate Cake
Margaux Laskey, Mollie Katzen
3236 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,236
45 minutes
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No-Knead Bread
Mark Bittman, Jim Lahey
21781 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
21,781
1 hour 30 minutes, plus about 20 hours' resting time
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Beer Bread
Florence Fabricant
1793 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,793
40 minutes
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Easy
Banana Everything Cookies
Alex Witchel, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
5032 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,032
12 minutes
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Preheated Oven Popovers
Amanda Hesser, Maida Heatter
881 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
881
1 hour 15 minutes
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Saltine Cracker Brickle
The New York Times, Kelly Mahoney
824 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
824
20 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1161 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,161
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Sugared Shortbread
Melissa Clark, Amy Casey
2531 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,531
1 hour
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
4265 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,265
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Simple Crusty Bread
Nick Fox, Jeff Hertzberg, Zoë François
8317 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,317
About 45 minutes plus about 3 hours' resting and rising
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Rhubarb Quick Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
2218 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,218
1½ hours
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Shortbread, 10 Ways
Melissa Clark
1967 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,967
1 hour, plus cooling
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Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3740 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,740
1 hour 20 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3424 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,424
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3757 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,757
1½ hours
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Shortbread Jammers
The New York Times, “The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion”
1594 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,594
45 minutes
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Easy
Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
12002 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,002
1 hour 15 minutes
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Olive Oil Zucchini Bread
Melissa Clark
5902 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,902
1½ hours
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Classic Zucchini Bread
Alison Roman
3228 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,228
1 hour 15 minutes
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Pumpkin Bread With Brown Butter and Bourbon
Melissa Clark
4534 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,534
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cinnamon Apple Quick Bread With Apple Cider Glaze
Samantha Seneviratne
2361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,361
1 hour 10 minutes
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Pantry Crumb Cake
Melissa Clark
2008 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,008
1 hour
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Cranberry Cornbread
Vallery Lomas
555 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
555
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Raspberry Cornmeal Cake
Yossy Arefi
657 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
657
1 hour, plus cooling
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