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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.

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

Recipes

Brioche
Lisa Donovan
100 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
100
14 1/2 hours
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Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,369
1 hour 30 minutes
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Cheese Sambousek
Joan Nathan, Rachel Harary Gindi
146 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
146
1 1/2 hours
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One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
243 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
243
1 hour 35 minutes
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easy
Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
226 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
226
45 minutes
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easy
Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
40 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Rum Cake
Millie Peartree
84 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
84
1 3/4 hours
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Chocolate Pretzel Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
170 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
170
45 minutes
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easy
Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
61 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
61
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Sour Cream and Onion Drop Biscuits
Sue Li
77 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
77
45 minutes
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easy
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
133 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
133
2 ¾ hours
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Berry Jam Buns
Yossy Arefi
194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
194
About 1 1/2 hours, plus about 3 hours’ rising
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Malva Pudding
Genevieve Ko, Eric Adjepong
140 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
140
1 hour
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easy
Molten Chocolate Muffins
Genevieve Ko
629 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
629
1 hour, plus cooling
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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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Citrusy Shortbread
Yossy Arefi
80 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
80
55 minutes
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easy
Cast Iron Orange Cake
Lisa Donovan
589 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
589
2 hours
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easy
Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
895 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
895
2 1/4 hours
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Lemon Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
212 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
212
40 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Yossy Arefi
1230 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,230
35 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Brown-Butter Maple Muffins
Yossy Arefi
308 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
308
50 minutes
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easy
Pink Grapefruit Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
335 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
335
About 8 hours 10 minutes
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Peach Cobbler
Millie Peartree
734 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
734
1 hour
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Cherry Almond Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
374 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
374
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
2802 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,802
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
574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
574
3 hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pull-Apart Rolls
Korsha Wilson, Tanya Holland
277 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
277
45 minutes, plus proofing and cooling
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Banana Nut Breakfast Bars
Sohla El-Waylly
1901 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,901
1 hour
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easy
Sweet Potato Cornbread
Jocelyn Delk Adams
27 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
27
About 1 hour
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Texas Sheet Cake
Genevieve Ko
1206 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,206
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
2799 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,799
55 minutes
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Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
11248 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,248
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
Margaux Laskey, Allysa Torey
4037 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,037
45 minutes
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easy
Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4344 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,344
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2017 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,017
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
8233 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,233
30 minutes, plus chilling
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My Favorite Challah
Joan Nathan
4808 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,808
1 hour
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Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3533 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,533
1 1/2 hours
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M&M Cookies
Eric Kim
2322 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,322
30 minutes
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easy
Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3605 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,605
1 hour 20 minutes
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Otis Lee’s Detroit Famous Poundcake
CC Allen, Otis Lee, Mr. Fofo’s Deli
2793 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,793
1 1/2 hours
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Gruyère and Black Pepper Scones
Yossy Arefi
782 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
782
45 minutes
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Butter Mochi
Genevieve Ko
2513 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,513
2 hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
18208 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18,208
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Red Velvet Cupcakes
Millie Peartree
615 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
615
45 minutes
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6022 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,022
40 minutes, plus cooling
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