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Recipes for Procrastibaking

These baking recipes for cakes, cookies, banana bread and more are a great distraction when you should really be doing something else.

Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.

Recipes

Sweet Potato Cornbread
Jocelyn Delk Adams
49 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
49
About 1 hour
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Texas Sheet Cake
Genevieve Ko
1299 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,299
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
3107 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,107
55 minutes
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Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
13206 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13,206
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
Margaux Laskey, Allysa Torey
4383 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,383
45 minutes
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4460 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,460
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2246 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,246
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
9524 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,524
30 minutes, plus chilling
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My Favorite Challah
Joan Nathan
5126 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,126
1 hour plus 2½ hours' rising
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Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3854 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,854
1½ hours
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2892 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,892
30 minutes
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Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3941 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,941
1 hour 20 minutes
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Otis Lee’s Detroit Famous Pound Cake
CC Allen, Otis Lee, Mr. Fofo’s Deli
2858 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,858
1½ hours
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Gruyère and Black Pepper Scones
Yossy Arefi
980 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
980
45 minutes
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Butter Mochi
Genevieve Ko
2699 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,699
2 hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20362 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,362
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Red Velvet Cupcakes
Millie Peartree
677 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
677
45 minutes
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6735 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,735
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,275
45 minutes
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Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake
Alison Roman
6863 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,863
1½ hours
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Date Bars
Korsha Wilson, Tanya Holland
144 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
144
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Strawberry Scone Loaf
Melissa Clark
576 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
576
1 hour
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1102 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,102
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Whole-Wheat Chocolate Chip Bread
Yossy Arefi
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,418
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Saffron Pistachio Blondies
Priya Krishna
1096 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,096
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1064 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,064
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Perfect Black and White Cookies
Melissa Clark
2080 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,080
1 hour, plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
683 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
683
2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
894 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
894
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Cheddar Beer Bread Rolls
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,456
25 minutes, plus rising
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3821 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,821
20 minutes
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1370 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,370
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Nanaimo Bars
Sara Bonisteel
1446 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,446
30 minutes, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Cinnamon Roll Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
884 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
884
1 hour 30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising
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Cookies-and-Cream Pavlova
Eric Kim
730 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
730
2 ¾ hours
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Red Velvet Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks
Erin Jeanne McDowell
969 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
969
40 minutes
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1461 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,461
30 minutes
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Sweet Potato Tea Cake With Meringue
Tejal Rao, Elisabeth Prueitt
581 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
581
2¼ hours, plus cooling
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S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1530 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,530
1 hour, plus cooling
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Focaccia
Amelia Nierenberg, Caroline Fidanza
2614 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,614
30 minutes, plus resting and rising
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
16045 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
16,045
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Vegan Quick Biscuits
Tara Parker-Pope, Chloe Coscarelli
674 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
674
40 minutes
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Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
703 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
703
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Blue Cheese Swirl Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
1 hour, plus 1¾ hours' rising
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Kimchi Cheddar Biscuits
Bryan Washington
464 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
464
55 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Dump-It Cake
Amanda Hesser, Judith Hesser
8414 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,414
1 hour 45 minutes
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Salted Pretzel Brownies
Melissa Clark
607 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
607
1 hour
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