Editors’ Collection

Easy Baking Recipes

From simple cookies to delicious cakes, these are our best easy baking recipes.

Mark Weinberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi.

Recipes

Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2972 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,972
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1146 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,146
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Warm Cherry Skillet Cake
Kayla Hoang
55 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
55
55 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7071 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,071
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2836 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,836
30 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry Cornbread
Vallery Lomas
582 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
582
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
4988 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,988
1 hour
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Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
528 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
528
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Highlander Shortbreads
Melissa Clark
160 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
160
1 hour 40 minutes
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Chocolate Crunch Cake
Kayla Hoang
110 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
110
1 hour 55 minutes
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Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1527 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,527
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
1010 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,010
About 1 ½ hours
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Banana Cake With Caramel Glaze
Kayla Hoang
52 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
52
1 hour 10 minutes
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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2298 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,298
45 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2750 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,750
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Brownies
Lidey Heuck
4727 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,727
45 minutes
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Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
79 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
79
55 minutes
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1320 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,320
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
82 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
82
2 hours
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Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
232 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
232
1 hour
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
668 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
668
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1369 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,369
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Easy
Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
345
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
96 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
96
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5112 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,112
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
429 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
429
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1330 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,330
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
426 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
426
40 minutes
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
367 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
367
55 minutes
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Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
86 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
86
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
390 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
390
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
115 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
115
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
383 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
383
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
200 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
200
35 minutes
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Easy
Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
136 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
136
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
487 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
487
1 hour 20 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
192 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
192
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Apple Butter Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
298 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
298
1 hour
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Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
41 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
41
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Mango Shortcakes With Lime-Coconut Cream
Yewande Komolafe
43 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
43
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
203 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
203
55 minutes, plus cooling
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Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
178 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
178
45 minutes
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Easy
Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
11254 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,254
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
447 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
447
35 minutes
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Easy
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
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2124 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,124
35 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Pound Cake With Strawberry Whipped Cream
Yossy Arefi
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
3 hours
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Simple Blueberry Muffins
Nancy Harmon Jenkins
3298 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,298
About 45 minutes
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