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

Mortadella Cookies
Claire Saffitz
486 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
486
1 hour 10 minutes, plus at least 2 ½ hours’ freezing and cooling
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Apple-Blueberry Crisp With Panko-Pistachio Topping
Andy Baraghani
317 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
317
1½ hours
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Easy
Sour Cream and Onion Drop Biscuits
Sue Li
298 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
298
45 minutes
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Easy
Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
Nargisse Benkabbou
44 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
44
1 hour 40 minutes
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Easy
Dump Cake
Naz Deravian
267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
267
60 minutes
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Easy
Best Peach Cobbler
Alex Ward
4361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,361
1 hour 20 minutes
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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
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
774 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
774
55 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Easter Egg Nests
Nicola Lamb
363 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
363
20 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling
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Easy
Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
376 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
376
45 minutes
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Easy
Rhubarb-Almond Crumble
Melissa Clark
180 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
180
1 hour, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Apple Cake
Yossy Arefi
962 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
962
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
Molly O'Neill, Lindsey Remolif Shere
8761 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,761
1 hour 15 minutes
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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
Quesitos (Sweet Cream Cheese Pastries)
Von Diaz
18 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18
1¼ hours
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Easy
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
Birthday Cake Blondies
Genevieve Ko
376 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
376
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
708 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
708
40 minutes
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Easy
Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
545 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
545
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Easy Banana Bread
Lidey Heuck
2175 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,175
1 hour 25 minutes
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Malva Pudding
Genevieve Ko, Eric Adjepong
158 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
158
1 hour
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Easy
Lemon Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
263 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
263
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Cardamom Crumb Muffins
Dan Pelosi
1777 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,777
45 minutes
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Easy
Applesauce Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
335 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
335
1¼ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Banana Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1307 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,307
40 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
866 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
866
1½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Samantha Seneviratne
2713 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,713
45 minutes
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Easy
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
385
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Apple Galette
Samantha Seneviratne
587 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
587
2 hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Basque Cheesecake
Tanya Sichynsky, Marti Buckley
2827 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,827
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
650 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
650
50 minutes plus 5 hours’ cooling and chilling
or to save this recipe.
Easy Apple Buckle
Vallery Lomas
486 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
486
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Peanut Butter-Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Samantha Seneviratne
514 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
514
1 hour 25 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins
Marian Burros
21232 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
21,232
40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling
or to save this recipe.
Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2288 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,288
1 hour
or to save this recipe.
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
253 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
253
2 ¾ hours
or to save this recipe.
One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
271 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
271
1 hour 35 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Banana Bread
Genevieve Ko
487 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
487
1¼ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
857 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
857
2 hours, mainly cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Potato Pete’s Potato Scones
Ligaya Mishan, Eleanor Barnett
34 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
34
45 minutes
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Easy
Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
372 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
372
40 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Mango Lime Loaf Cake
Jocelyn Delk Adams
416 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
416
1 hour 25 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ cooling and setting
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Easy
Amlou Blondies
Nargisse Benkabbou
54 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
54
About 1 hour
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Easy
Citrusy Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
108 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
108
55 minutes
or to save this recipe.
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
or to save this recipe.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Yossy Arefi
197 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
197
45 minutes, plus 40 minutes’ cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
405 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
405
45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Pimento Cheese Pie
Lisa Donovan
222 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
222
3 hours 10 minutes
or to save this recipe.
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