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
3118 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,118
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1165 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,165
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Warm Cherry Skillet Cake
Kayla Hoang
115 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
115
55 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7183 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,183
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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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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Butter Rice Cakes
Kayla Hoang
186 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
186
1 hour 15 minutes
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Sesame and Pistachio Butter Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
31 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
31
1 hour 25 minutes
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Cranberry Cornbread
Vallery Lomas
583 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
583
45 minutes
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Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
5059 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,059
1 hour
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Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
575 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
575
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Highlander Shortbreads
Melissa Clark
224 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
224
1 hour 40 minutes
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Chocolate Crunch Cake
Kayla Hoang
195 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
195
1 hour 55 minutes
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Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1592 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,592
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
1060 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,060
About 1 ½ hours
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Banana Cake With Caramel Glaze
Kayla Hoang
71 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
71
1 hour 10 minutes
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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2397 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,397
45 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2880 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,880
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
4942 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,942
45 minutes
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Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
86 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
86
55 minutes
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1351 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,351
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
97 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
97
2 hours
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Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
266 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
266
1 hour
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
682 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
682
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1483 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,483
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
362 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
362
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
100 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
100
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,126
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
436 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
436
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1370 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,370
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
465 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
465
40 minutes
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
368 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
368
55 minutes
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Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
98 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
98
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
397 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
397
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
389 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
389
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
209 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
209
35 minutes
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Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
139 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
139
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
574 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
574
1 hour 20 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
194 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
194
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Apple Butter Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
303 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
303
1 hour
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Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
44 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
44
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Mango Shortcakes With Lime-Coconut Cream
Yewande Komolafe
46 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
46
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
229 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
229
55 minutes, plus cooling
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Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
188 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
188
45 minutes
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Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
11442 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,442
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
524 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
524
35 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2651 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,651
2 hours, including cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2206 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,206
35 minutes
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