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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.

Photograph by Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Paige Hicks.

Recipes

Brioche
Lisa Donovan
101 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
101
14½ hours
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Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1390 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,390
1 hour 30 minutes
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Cheese Sambousek
Joan Nathan, Rachel Harary Gindi
147 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
147
1½ hours
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One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
244 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
244
1 hour 35 minutes
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Easy
Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
239 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
239
45 minutes
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Easy
Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
11 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
11
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Rum Cake
Millie Peartree
88 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
88
1¾ hours
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Chocolate Pretzel Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
202 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
202
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
73 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
73
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Sour Cream and Onion Drop Biscuits
Sue Li
82 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
82
45 minutes
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Easy
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
136 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
136
2 ¾ hours
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Berry Jam Buns
Yossy Arefi
197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
197
About 1½ hours, plus about 3 hours’ rising
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Malva Pudding
Genevieve Ko, Eric Adjepong
145 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
145
1 hour
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Easy
Molten Chocolate Muffins
Genevieve Ko
641 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
641
1 hour, plus cooling
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Brown Butter Peach Cake
Millie Peartree
149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
149
1 hour 50 minutes, plus cooling
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Citrusy Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
83 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
83
55 minutes
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Easy
Cast Iron Orange Cake
Lisa Donovan
592 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
592
2 hours
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Easy
Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
935 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
935
2¼ hours
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Lemon Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
219 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
219
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Yossy Arefi
1252 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,252
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Brown-Butter Maple Muffins
Yossy Arefi
314 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
314
50 minutes
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Easy
Pink Grapefruit Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
338 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
338
About 8 hours 10 minutes
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Peach Cobbler
Millie Peartree
762 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
762
1 hour
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Cherry Almond Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
382 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
382
1 hour 45 minutes
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Semlor (Cardamom Cream Buns)
Matt Haines, Ingrid Schatz
353 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
353
1 hour, plus rising
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Croissants
Claire Saffitz
2837 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,837
24 hours, largely unattended
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Overnight Pumpkin Spice French Toast
Yossy Arefi
444 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
444
40 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Paris-Brest
Claire Saffitz
575 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
575
3 hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pull-Apart Rolls
Korsha Wilson, Tanya Holland
279 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
279
45 minutes, plus proofing and cooling
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Banana Nut Breakfast Bars
Sohla El-Waylly
1922 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,922
1 hour
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Easy
Sweet Potato Cornbread
Jocelyn Delk Adams
29 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
29
About 1 hour
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Texas Sheet Cake
Genevieve Ko
1221 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,221
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
2814 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,814
55 minutes
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Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
11446 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,446
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
Margaux Laskey, Allysa Torey
4053 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,053
45 minutes
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Easy
Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4356 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,356
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2048 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,048
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
8351 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,351
30 minutes, plus chilling
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My Favorite Challah
Joan Nathan
4826 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,826
1 hour
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Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3537 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,537
1½ hours
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,345
30 minutes
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Easy
Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3632 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,632
1 hour 20 minutes
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Otis Lee’s Detroit Famous Poundcake
CC Allen, Otis Lee, Mr. Fofo’s Deli
2800 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,800
1½ hours
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Gruyère and Black Pepper Scones
Yossy Arefi
791 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
791
45 minutes
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Butter Mochi
Genevieve Ko
2547 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,547
2 hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
18415 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18,415
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Red Velvet Cupcakes
Millie Peartree
618 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
618
45 minutes
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6128 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,128
40 minutes, plus cooling
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