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

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1217 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,217
45 minutes
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Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake
Alison Roman
6508 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,508
1½ hours
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Date Bars
Korsha Wilson, Tanya Holland
108 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
108
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Strawberry Scone Loaf
Melissa Clark
558 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
558
1 hour
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1034 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,034
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Whole-Wheat Chocolate Chip Bread
Yossy Arefi
429 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
429
1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1394 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,394
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Saffron Pistachio Blondies
Priya Krishna
1052 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,052
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1040 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,040
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Perfect Black and White Cookies
Melissa Clark
1977 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,977
1 hour, plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
677 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
677
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
2392 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,392
25 minutes, plus rising
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3665 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,665
20 minutes
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,330
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Nanaimo Bars
Sara Bonisteel
1405 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,405
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
706 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
706
2 ¾ hours
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Red Velvet Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks
Erin Jeanne McDowell
915 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
915
40 minutes
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1381 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,381
30 minutes
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Sweet Potato Tea Cake With Meringue
Tejal Rao, Elisabeth Prueitt
549 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
549
2¼ hours, plus cooling
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S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,489
1 hour, plus cooling
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Focaccia
Amelia Nierenberg, Caroline Fidanza
2355 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,355
30 minutes, plus resting and rising
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14464 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,464
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Vegan Quick Biscuits
Tara Parker-Pope, Chloe Coscarelli
659 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
659
40 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
678 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
678
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Blue Cheese Swirl Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
441 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
441
1 hour, plus 1¾ hours' rising
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Kimchi Cheddar Biscuits
Bryan Washington
430 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
430
55 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Dump-It Cake
Amanda Hesser, Judith Hesser
7928 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,928
1 hour 45 minutes
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Salted Pretzel Brownies
Melissa Clark
601 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
601
1 hour
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Cheesy Garlic-Potato Monkey Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
332 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
332
Time: 2½ hours, plus overnight rising
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1211 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,211
1¼ hours
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French Yogurt Cake With Marmalade Glaze
Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan
1095 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,095
About 1 hour and 20 minutes
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Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5151 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,151
20 minutes
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Berry Buttermilk Cake
Dawn Perry
2740 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,740
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Maple-Pecan Sticky Buns
Yossy Arefi
637 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
637
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
1228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,228
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
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Miso-Maple Loaf Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1650 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,650
1 hour 10 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake
Melissa Clark
2356 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,356
50 minutes
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Easy
Cheddar Cheese Coins
Kay Chun
414 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
414
50 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Orange Marmalade Cake
Melissa Clark
1422 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,422
1½ hours
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Chocolate-Cherry Ginger Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1086 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,086
45 minutes
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