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Desserts for Picnics

Make-ahead cakes, pies, cookies, bars and more dessert recipes to bring to the next summer picnic. Discover more dessert recipes in our summer recipe collection.

Butter Mochi — Christopher Simpson for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Recipes

Butter Mochi
Genevieve Ko
2514 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,514
2 hours, plus cooling
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Fruit Salad
Ali Slagle
458 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
458
20 minutes
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easy
Pistachio Halvah Rice Krispies Treats
Lisa Donovan, Miro Uskokovic
120 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
120
About 2 1/2 hours
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Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
8236 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,236
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2086 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,086
20 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Strawberry Pretzel Bars
Millie Peartree
307 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
307
45 minutes, plus 4 to 6 hours’ chilling
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easy
Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
339 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
339
2 hours
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easy
Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
585 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
585
1 1/2 hours
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easy
Island Vibes Zucchini Bread
Jocelyn Delk Adams
119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
119
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Rhubarb Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
1202 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,202
2 hours, plus cooling
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1906 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,906
45 minutes
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easy
Mango Lime Loaf Cake
Jocelyn Delk Adams
149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
149
1 hour 25 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ cooling and setting
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easy
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
856 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
856
35 minutes
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easy
Old-Fashioned Shortbread
Genevieve Ko
177 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
177
4 hours
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Kaab el Ghazal (Gazelle Horn Cookies)
Nargisse Benkabbou
45 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
45
35 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
1438 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,438
2 hours, including cooling
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easy
Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ali Slagle
429 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
429
25 minutes
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easy
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins
Genevieve Ko
105 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
105
35 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Lazy Daisy Cake
Melissa Clark
982 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
982
1 hour
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easy
Chocolate Pretzel Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
172 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
172
45 minutes
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easy
Raspberry Pie Crunch Bars
Melissa Clark
574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
574
1 1/2 hours
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Spice Muffins
Ashley Lonsdale
68 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
68
40 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Baked Red Bean Nian Gao (Mochi Cake)
Eleanore Park, Peggy Wang, Jessica Wang
21 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
21
1 1/2 hours
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easy
Lemon-Honey Nian Gao (Mochi Cake)
Eleanore Park, Jessica Wang
41 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
41
1 3/4 hours
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Cherry Almond Scones
Yossy Arefi
152 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
152
45 minutes
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Benne Cookies
Kim Severson, Emily Meggett
238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
238
1 hour
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Blueberry Corn Muffins
Melissa Knific
508 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
508
55 minutes
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easy
Pastelitos (Guava and Cream Cheese Pastries)
Daniela Galarza, Anya von Bremzen
325 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
325
1 hour
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Triple-Chocolate Brownies
Vaughn Vreeland
306 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
306
50 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Sesame-Coconut Shortbreads
David Tanis
44 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
44
45 minutes, plus chilling and cooling time
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Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
260 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
260
40 minutes
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easy
Sweet Cherry Upside-Down Cake
Jerrelle Guy
287 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
287
45 minutes, plus cooling
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7Up Cake
Sam Sifton
1222 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,222
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Brown Butter Peach Cake
Millie Peartree
137 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
137
1 hour 50 minutes, plus cooling
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Campari Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2159 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,159
1 1/2 hours
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Chez Panisse’s Blueberry Cobbler
Molly O'Neill, Lindsey Remolif Shere
7710 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,710
1 hour 15 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
679 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
679
2 hours, mainly cooling
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easy
S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1472 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,472
1 hour, plus cooling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6034 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,034
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
9176 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,176
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Plum Graham Cracker Crumble
Jerrelle Guy
869 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
869
40 minutes
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
543 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
543
45 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
228
4 1/4 hours
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1849 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,849
30 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Blueberry Pie
Sam Sifton
1120 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,120
2 hours, 30 minutes
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Blueberry Cornmeal Shortbread Tart
Alison Roman
2126 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,126
50 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,385
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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easy
Nutella Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
1015 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,015
35 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
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