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
3222 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,222
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1181 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,181
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Warm Cherry Skillet Cake
Kayla Hoang
176 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
176
55 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7243 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,243
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2923 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,923
30 minutes
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Easy Yogurt Muffins
Clare de Boer
15 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
15
40 minutes
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Butter Rice Cakes
Kayla Hoang
307 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
307
1 hour 15 minutes
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Sesame and Pistachio Butter Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
50 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
50
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
5095 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,095
1 hour
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Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
765 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
765
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Highlander Shortbreads
Melissa Clark
254 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
254
1 hour 40 minutes
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Chocolate Crunch Cake
Kayla Hoang
236 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
236
1 hour 55 minutes
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Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
1637 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,637
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
1110 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,110
About 1 ½ hours
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Banana Cake With Caramel Glaze
Kayla Hoang
100 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
100
1 hour 10 minutes
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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
Alison Roman
2435 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,435
45 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2915 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,915
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
5098 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,098
45 minutes
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Coconut Almond Macaroons
Samantha Seneviratne
93 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
93
55 minutes
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1373 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,373
1 hour
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Brownie Brittle
Samantha Seneviratne
106 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
106
2 hours
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Turtle Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
286 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
286
1 hour
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
701 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
701
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1539 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,539
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
368 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
368
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
104
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,138
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Marble Loaf
Kayla Hoang
441 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
441
1 hour 30 minutes
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1393 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,393
1 hour 55 minutes
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Vegan Banana Olive Oil Muffins
Carolina Gelen
505 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
505
40 minutes
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
Kayla Hoang
373 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
373
55 minutes
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Mango Basque Cheesecake
Nicola Lamb
106 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
106
11 hours 5 minutes
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
402 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
402
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Pan de Elote (Mexican Corn Cake)
Paola Briseño-González
119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
119
1 ½ hours, plus 1 hours’ cooling time
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Apple Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
395 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
395
About 1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Snickerdoodle Muffins
Sheela Prakash
215 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
215
35 minutes
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Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
142 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
142
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Browned-Butter Rhubarb Crisp
Yossy Arefi
586 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
586
1 hour 20 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
196 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
196
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Apple Butter Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
304 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
304
1 hour
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Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
48 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
48
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Mango Shortcakes With Lime-Coconut Cream
Yewande Komolafe
52 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
52
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
251 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
251
55 minutes, plus cooling
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Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
206 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
206
45 minutes
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Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
11574 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,574
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
634 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
634
35 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2712 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,712
2 hours, including cooling
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