Editors’ Collection

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

Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6221 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,221
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1231 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,231
45 minutes
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Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake
Alison Roman
6549 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,549
1½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Date Bars
Korsha Wilson, Tanya Holland
109 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
109
45 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Strawberry Scone Loaf
Melissa Clark
559 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
559
1 hour
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1042 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,042
1½ hours, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Whole-Wheat Chocolate Chip Bread
Yossy Arefi
431 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
431
1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1402 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,402
50 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Saffron Pistachio Blondies
Priya Krishna
1057 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,057
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1041 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,041
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Perfect Black and White Cookies
Melissa Clark
1992 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,992
1 hour, plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
678 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
678
2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
884 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
884
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Cheddar Beer Bread Rolls
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,401
25 minutes, plus rising
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3671 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,671
20 minutes
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1341 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,341
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Nanaimo Bars
Sara Bonisteel
1409 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,409
30 minutes, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Cinnamon Roll Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
865 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
865
1 hour 30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising
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Cookies-and-Cream Pavlova
Eric Kim
710 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
710
2 ¾ hours
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Red Velvet Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks
Erin Jeanne McDowell
917 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
917
40 minutes
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1383 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,383
30 minutes
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Sweet Potato Tea Cake With Meringue
Tejal Rao, Elisabeth Prueitt
551 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
551
2¼ hours, plus cooling
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S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1497 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,497
1 hour, plus cooling
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Focaccia
Amelia Nierenberg, Caroline Fidanza
2386 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,386
30 minutes, plus resting and rising
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14600 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,600
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Vegan Quick Biscuits
Tara Parker-Pope, Chloe Coscarelli
661 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
661
40 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
681 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
681
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Blue Cheese Swirl Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
443 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
443
1 hour, plus 1¾ hours' rising
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Kimchi Cheddar Biscuits
Bryan Washington
434 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
434
55 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Chocolate Dump-It Cake
Amanda Hesser, Judith Hesser
7972 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,972
1 hour 45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Salted Pretzel Brownies
Melissa Clark
602 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
602
1 hour
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Cheesy Garlic-Potato Monkey Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
333 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
333
Time: 2½ hours, plus overnight rising
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1220 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,220
1¼ hours
or to save this recipe.
French Yogurt Cake With Marmalade Glaze
Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan
1112 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,112
About 1 hour and 20 minutes
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Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,155
20 minutes
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Berry Buttermilk Cake
Dawn Perry
2761 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,761
1¼ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Maple-Pecan Sticky Buns
Yossy Arefi
646 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
646
About 1 hour, plus 2¾ hours’ rising and chilling
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Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding)
Jocelyn Ramirez
294 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
294
1½ hours, plus chilling and resting
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7Up Cake
Sam Sifton
1233 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,233
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Poppy Seed Tea Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1547 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,547
1½ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Miso-Maple Loaf Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1654 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,654
1 hour 10 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake
Melissa Clark
2360 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,360
50 minutes
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Easy
Cheddar Cheese Coins
Kay Chun
415 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
415
50 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Orange Marmalade Cake
Melissa Clark
1431 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,431
1½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Chocolate-Cherry Ginger Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,092
45 minutes
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