Editors’ Collection

Desserts for Picnics

Make-ahead cakes, pies, cookies, bars and more dessert recipes to bring to the next summer picnic. Discover more dessert recipes in our summer recipe collection.

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich.

Recipes

Pistachio Halvah Rice Krispies Treats
Lisa Donovan, Miro Uskokovic
283 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
283
About 2½ hours
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Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
405 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
405
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
9389 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,389
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
570 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
570
2 hours
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Easy
Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
866 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
866
1½ hours
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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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Rhubarb Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
1249 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,249
2 hours, plus cooling
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3170 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,170
45 minutes
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Easy
Mango Lime Loaf Cake
Jocelyn Delk Adams
417 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
417
1 hour 25 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ cooling and setting
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Easy
Berry Upside-Down Cake
Melissa Clark
513 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
513
1 hour, plus cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,125
35 minutes
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Shortbread
Genevieve Ko
306 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
306
4 hours
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Kaab el Ghazal (Gazelle Horn Cookies)
Nargisse Benkabbou
99 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
99
35 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2573 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,573
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ali Slagle
764 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
764
25 minutes
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Easy
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins
Genevieve Ko
203 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
203
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Lazy Daisy Cake
Melissa Clark
1769 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,769
1 hour
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Easy
Chocolate Pretzel Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
302 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
302
45 minutes
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Easy
Raspberry Pie Crunch Bars
Melissa Clark
644 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
644
1½ hours
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Spice Muffins
Ashley Lonsdale
97 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
97
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Baked Red Bean Nian Gao (Mochi Cake)
Eleanore Park, Peggy Wang, Jessica Wang
68 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
68
1½ hours
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Easy
Lemon-Honey Nian Gao (Mochi Cake)
Eleanore Park, Jessica Wang
122 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
122
1¾ hours
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Cherry Almond Scones
Yossy Arefi
277 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
277
45 minutes
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Benne Cookies
Kim Severson, Emily Meggett
252 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
252
1 hour
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Blueberry Corn Muffins
Melissa Knific
840 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
840
55 minutes
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Easy
Pastelitos (Guava and Cream Cheese Pastries)
Daniela Galarza, Anya von Bremzen
356 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
356
1 hour
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Triple-Chocolate Brownies
Vaughn Vreeland
489 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
489
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sesame-Coconut Shortbreads
David Tanis
86 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
86
45 minutes, plus chilling and cooling time
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Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
372 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
372
40 minutes
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Easy
Sweet Cherry Upside-Down Cake
Jerrelle Guy
295 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
295
45 minutes, plus cooling
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7Up Cake
Sam Sifton
1241 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,241
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Brown Butter Peach Cake
Millie Peartree
181 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
181
1 hour 50 minutes, plus cooling
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Campari Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2221 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,221
1½ hours
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Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
Molly O'Neill, Lindsey Remolif Shere
8763 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,763
1 hour 15 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
857 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
857
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Easy
S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1523 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,523
1 hour, plus cooling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6646 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,646
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
10197 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,197
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Plum Graham Cracker Crumble
Jerrelle Guy
888 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
888
40 minutes
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
577 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
577
45 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
251 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
251
4¼ hours
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
2063 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,063
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Blueberry Pie
Sam Sifton
1170 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,170
2 hours, 30 minutes
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Blueberry Cornmeal Shortbread Tart
Alison Roman
2423 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,423
50 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3494 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,494
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Cream Soda and Raspberry Cupcakes
Yotam Ottolenghi
332 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
332
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Nutella Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
1146 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,146
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Doolsho (Cardamom Sponge Cake)
Ifrah F. Ahmed
335 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
335
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
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